(Photo: WTA Linz)
While No. 1 and No. 2 looked to be on a collision course in Singapore, the field feels much more wide open at the WTA 500 in Linz.
No. 5 Dayana Yastremska, who beat scuffling No. 3 Maria Sakkari in the quarters, took on a resurgent Clara Tauson and was impressive
And No. 1 seed Karolina Muchova, who took a wild card his week, was looking for the final in the other half. But she wasn’t at 100 per cent, for whatever reason, and she’s out.
(Linz is 6 hours ahead of ET; Singapore is 13 hours ahead).
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Upper Austria Ladies Linz
Location: Linz, Austria
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 2025
Prize Money: $1,064,510
Draws: S28 – D16
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025
Final results
Singles, semifinals
[5] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def [8] Clara Tauson (DEN) 61 64
[4] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def. [1/WC] Karolina Muchova (CZE) 60 64
Doubles semifinal
[4] Timea Babos (HUN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) def [1] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 63 46 [10-7]
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Singapore Tennis Open
Location: Singapore
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 2025
Prize Money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025
Final results
Singles, semifinals
Ann Li (USA) def [1] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 76 (2) 10 retd
[2] Elise Mertens (BEL) def [4] Wang Xinyu (CHN) 63 64
Doubles semifnal
[3] Wang Xinyu / Zhang Saisai (CHN) def. Nao Hibino (JPN) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 63 62
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What are the fewest strokes made in a WTA Singles set that was decided in a tie break?
LOL. You’ll have to ask someone else!