Prague Open: 16-year-old Laura Samson through to semi-finals
Laura Samson edged out Oksana Selekhmeteva 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon. She’ll play Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 6 seed, in the next round
Laura Samson (Action Plus/Panoramic)
Wildcard Laura Samson moved into the semi-finals of the Prague Open by edging out Russian qualifier Oksana Selekhmeteva 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 at the Sparta Prague Tennis Club on Wednesday afternoon.
Laura Samson will play Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 6 seed, next.
Earlier in the tournament, Laura Samson won against Croat qualifier Tara Wurth (6-0, 6-2) and second seed Katerina Siniakova (1-6, 7-5, 6-3).
Selekhmeteva, ranked No 248, beat wildcard Barbora Palicova (7-5, 6-3) and Liechtensteiner lucky loser Kathinka von Deichmann (6-1, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Prague tournament.
Prague WTA 250, other last 8 results (Sparta Prague Tennis Club, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Linda Noskova vs. Ella Seidel
- Magda Linette (4) beat Viktoriya Tomova (5): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Magdalena Frech beat Anhelina Kalinina (3): 2-6, 6-0, 6-1
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