Bouzkova makes final in Prague

No 8 seed Marie Bouzkova won against wildcard Linda Noskova 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach the final of the Prague Open at TK Sparta Praha on Saturday afternoon.

Bouzkova, ranked No 66, will face the winner of the match between Russian Anastasia Potapova, the No 7 seed, and Chinese qualifier Qiang Wang next.

Ahead of her victory, Marie Bouzkova beat Austrian lucky loser Sinja Kraus (6-2, 7-6 (2)), qualifier Dominika Salkova (6-1, 6-2) and Russian qualifier Oksana Selekhmeteva (6-3, 6-0).

Noskova, ranked No 112, defeated Russian lucky loser Natalia Vikhlyantseva (6-2, 3-1 ret.), Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 5 seed (7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (7)) and Japanese lucky loser Nao Hibino (6-3, 4-2 ret.) in the previous rounds.

Prague WTA 250, other semi-final matches (TK Sparta Praha, hard, USD 251.750):

• Anastasia Potapova vs. Qiang Wang