WTA Linz: Bertens turns game against Van Uytvanck, Mladenovic takes Vekic out
The top seeded Kiki Bertens reached the quarter-finals at the WTA tournament in Linz despite a set deficit against the Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck . It also contains Kristina Mladenovic , who surprisingly defeated Donna Vekic .
by Press Release / Tennisnet
last edit: Oct 10, 2019, 09:14 pm
Kiki Bertens is in the quarterfinals of Linz. The top seeded Dutch player had to fight against Alison Van Uytvanck for a long time and even make up a set gap before the 4: 6, 6: 3 and 6: 3 success was certain. In the next round, the 27-year-old meets youngster Cori Gauff.
There was a great atmosphere on Thursday evening during the round of 16 between the French Kristina "Kiki" Mladenovic and the Croatian Donna Vekic. Both players were cheered on by their fan groups.
After three sets the partner of Austria's tennis star Dominic Thiem had the better end for herself with 3: 6, 6: 1 and 6: 2. The Kiki fans donated, including Dominics Mama Karin Thiem, the winner of the "Standing Ovations." In the quarter-finals, Kiki Mladenovic played against last year's finalist Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Haas in the double semifinals
On Thursday evening, she celebrated the sense of achievement that Barbara Haas failed in singles (3: 6, 3: 6 against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova) in double. The Upper Austrian won with her Swiss partner Xenia Knoll against Alicja Rosolska (Pol) / Renata Voracova (Cze) 7: 5, 7: 6. Haas / Knoll made it to the semi-finals with this two-set win!