ÖTV State Championships: Grabher beats Antonitsch in the final against Kraus
Julia Grabher has returned the favor to Mira Antonitsch for the final defeat suffered in the Generali Austrian Pro Series final and will play against S injaKraus for the title at the Austrian State Championships in Oberpullendorf on Saturday.
by ÖTV / red
last edit: Jul 03, 2020, 06:37 pm
The ADMIRAL Austrian State Championships of the general class in Oberpullendorf are going into the hot phase. On Friday, the semifinali were held individually on the grounds of the Sport-Hotel Kurz, where the event takes place for the twelfth time in a row. The finals will start on Saturday at 10 a.m. ORF Sport + will broadcast live as in the past four days, which underscores the value of the ÖTV flagship event. The winners can look forward to a record prize money of 6,500 euros, the losers get half.
The women duel Julia Grabher and Sinja Kraus for the title. Grabher, placed as number 2 and after the cancellation of Barbara Haas the top favorite in Oberpullendorf, defeated number 3, Mira Antonitsch, 6: 4, 7: 6 in the duel of the Fed Cup players. In the second round Antonitsch served 6: 5 on the set win. A few days ago, Antonitsch had the upper hand in the final of the Generali Austrian Pro Series.
The 18-year-old Viennese Sinja Kraus (4) had no trouble with Daniela Glanzer. Kraus sat down 6: 3, 6: 2 and plays for their first national championship title on Saturday.