Linette outlasted Czech top seed Linda Noskova
6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2) in two hours, 46 minutes in Thursday's
semifinal at the WTA 250 clay-court event. Noskova survived six
match points to force the third set tiebreak.
Frech was leading Laura Samson 3-6, 6-0, 4-2 when the
16-year-old Czech was forced to retire due to injury. Frech
reached her maiden tour-level final after converting seven of 13
break points.
UniCredit Iasi Open
No. 1 seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia advanced to her first
tour-level final by surviving a three-set thriller against
Serbia's Olga Danilovic in Iasi, Romania.
The 17-year-old Andreeva completed her 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1)
comeback in two hours, 38 minutes. Trailing 5-2 in the decisive
set, Andreeva saved two match points before rallying to victory
in the WTA 250 clay-court event.
No. 5 seed Elina Avanesyan of Russia crushed Chloe Paquet 6-2,
6-3 in the other semifinal, saving all five break points against
the Frenchwoman. Avanesyan's day began with the completion of a
7-5, 6-4 quarterfinal win against No. 3 seed Jaqueline Cristian
of Romania.
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