WTA International Linz

Sabalenka, Mertens Set Up Linz Dream Final

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 14, 2020 Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens will face off in Sunday’s title match of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz following two hard-fought victories for the top two seeds in the semi-finals of the WTA International Event. Sabalenka […]

Krejcikova Playing Out Of Her Comfort Zone, Winning Solo

WASHINGTON/LINZ, November 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Through much of her tennis career, Barbora Krejcikova has been a standout doubles player. Along with her fellow Czech Republic doubles partner, Katerina Siniakova, Krejcikova steadily rose from a junior titlist to a Grand […]

Sabalenka, Mertens Maintain Collision Course In Linz

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 13, 2020 Three of the top four seeds at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA International Event. On the “Day of the Linz AG”, No. 1 favourite Aryna Sabalenka benefited from the […]

Upper Austria Ladies Linz: Past Winners Send Video Messages

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 13, 2020 The Upper Austria Ladies Linz, one of the longest-running women’s tournament, celebrates its 30th anniversary this week and it is like balm for Sandra Reichel’s soul when she receives encouraging video messages from former champions of […]

Podoroska: Life Remains The Same After Roland Garros

WASHINGTON/LINZ, November 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Nadia Podoroska may not quite be a household tennis name like current Argentine star Diego Schwartzman is today or Gabriela Sabatini was a generation ago. However, it may just be a matter of time […]

WTA Linz: Sabalenka, Mertens Book Quarterfinals Berths

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 12, 2020 The top two seeds of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz are through to the quarterfinals and will lead Friday’s line-up at the TipsArena Linz. World No. 11 Aryna Sabalenka eased past Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-0, […]

Ageless Vera Zvonareva Not Setting Any Limits At Linz

WASHINGTON/LINZ, November 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Win or lose, thirty-six-year-old Vera Zvonareva is making up for lost time. “I’m just enjoying my time on the court, and I want to play as many matches as I can to prolong my […]

Mertens Masters Kalinina To Start Linz Campaign

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 11, 2020 The first round at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz concluded on Wednesday headlined by No. 2 seed Elise Mertens, who opened her title bid with a hard-fought 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Ukrainian qualifier Anhelina Kalinina. […]

In Her Sixth WTA Linz, Haas Glad She Can Play At Home

WASHINGTON/LINZ, November 11, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Upper Austria favorite Barbara Haas finally gets her chance to play at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz WTA tournament on Wednesday on the third day of the main draw in the second to […]

Sabalenka Passes Paolini Test In Linz Debut

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 10, 2020 Top seed Aryna Sabalenka opened her title bid at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz with a 6-4, 6-4 first-round win over Jasmine Paolini of Italy on Tuesday evening. The World No. 11 from Belarus fired 11 […]