Baindl moves into Warsaw semi-finals with win over Martic

Kateryna Baindl edged out Petra Martic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday. She’ll face Romanian Ana Bogdan in the next round

Kateryna Baindl of Ukraine plays at Hamburg | Imago / Panoramic

July 29, 2022

Ukrainian lucky loser Kateryna Baindl edged out Croat Petra Martic, the No 8 seed, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Poland Open at Arka Tennis Club in Gdynia on Friday afternoon.

Baindl, ranked No 190, will face Romanian Ana Bogdan next.

The 28-year-old, a former world No 62, had won just one match at tour-level prior to this week in Poland. She is the first lucky loser to reach a semi-final on the WTA Tour in 2022.

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She improves to 2-0 lifetime against Martic with her triumph, which lasted two hours and five minutes.

After a trade of breaks in the final set, Baindl broke decisively in the final game, converting her second match point to lock up her spot in the semi-finals.

The Ukrainian defeated Belgian Maryna Zanevska, the No 11 seed (6-3, 6-3) and Italian qualifier Sara Errani (6-2, 3-0 ret.) in the previous rounds.

Earlier in the tournament, Martic, ranked No 56, won against Pole wildcard Weronika Falkowska (7-5, 6-4) and Pole wildcard Maja Chwalinska (6-3, 3-6, 6-3).

Warsaw WTA 250, other last eight matches (Warsaw), clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):