Nottingham Open: Linette knocks out Tauson to move into semi-finals
Magda Linette won against Clara Tauson 6-2, 7-5 on Friday afternoon. She’ll face Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska in the next round
Magda Linette, Nottingham Open, 2025 © Action Plus / Psnewz
Pole Magda Linette, the No 6 seed, beat Dane Clara Tauson, the second seed, 6-2, 7-5 to reach the semi-finals of the Nottingham Open at Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre.
Linette, ranked No 31, will face Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska next.
Ahead of her victory, the 33-year-old Pole won against Filipino qualifier Alexandra Eala (6-4, 6-3) and wildcard Mingge Xu (7-5, 6-1).
Tauson, ranked No 23, defeated Australian Kimberly Birrell (7-5, 6-2) and Russian Anna Blinkova (6-4, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
Nottingham WTA 250, other last-eight results (Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre, grass, USD 275.094, most recent results first):
- Rebecca Sramkova vs. Linda Noskova
- McCartney Kessler vs. Katie Boulter
- Dayana Yastremska beat Leylah Fernandez (5): 6-3, 7-6 (6)
