A new Austrian met a new Austrian star as Anastasia Potapova played Lilli Tagger in … Austria. The veteran took it, but the kid will live to play another day.
And two veterans fallen on harder times in Donna Vekic and Karolina Pliskova were trying to create some momentum in their respective comebacks. It was Vekic, who has come from qualifying, who is into the weekend.
(Linz is six hours ahead of EDT)
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Location: Linz, Austria
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Indoor Clay
Dates: April 6 – 12, 2026
Prize Money: $1,206,446
Draws: S28 – D16
Friday, April 10, 2026
Final results
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Singles, quarterfinals
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Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def [4] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 46 64 61
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[1] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) def. [5] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 76 (4) 46 62
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Anastasia Potapova (AUT) def [WC] Lilli Tagger (AUT) 76 (7) 60
[Q] Donna Vekic (CRO) def [PR] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 75 64
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Doubles semifinal
Jesika Maleckova / Miriam Skoch (CZE) def En-Shuo Liang (TPE) / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) 57 75 [10-4]
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