WTA Linz: Potapova beats Vondrousova to reach final
Potapova will face the winner of the second semi-final between top seed Maria Sakkari and sixth seed Petra Martic, who play later on Saturday
Anastasia Potapova in Linz in 2023
Russia’s Anastasia Potapova advanced to her first final of the season with a three-set win over former Roland-Garros runner-up Marketa Vondrousova at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz Open on Saturday.
Potapova, ranked No 43 in the world, needed two hours and 13 minutes to beat the Czech left-hander 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 and reach Sunday’s championship match.
This was the seventh match in a row that Potapova has been extended to three sets, four this week in Linz and three last week in Lyon, where she lost in the quarter-finals.
She will face the winner of the second semi-final between top seed Maria Sakkari and sixth seed Petra Martic, who play later on Saturday.
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