WTA roundup: Jelena Ostapenko survives thriller in Linz

Field Level Media|published: Thu 1st February, 19:39 2024

Sep 3, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia reacts after winning the second set against Iga Swiatek of Poland (not pictured) on day seven of the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. credits: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia survived a three-set thriller against Clara Tauson, winning 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) to advance to the quarterfinals of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Thursday.

Tauson had a 12-6 advantage in aces and converted eight of her 11 break points to keep Ostapenko on her toes. Ostapenko trailed 5-3 in the third set and faced match point in the ninth game before charging back to force a tiebreaker, where she finally prevailed on her third match point.

Russian fifth seed Anastasia Potapova also survived two match points in her second-set tiebreaker against Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto before winning 6-2, 6-7 (9), 7-5.

No. 3 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia had a much easier time dispatching Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska 6-1, 6-1. No. 4 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium also cruised, 6-1, 6-3, over Italian Lucia Bronzetti, while France's Clara Burel beat Czech opponent Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

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Katie Volynets rallied to upset fourth-seeded Tatjana Maria of Germany 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the second round in Hua Hin.

Maria had a 7-0 edge in aces but also committed seven double faults. Volynets capitalized, breaking Maria's serve six times.

Chinese No. 2 seed Lin Zhu beat Czech opponent Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2, 6-2, while countrywoman Yafan Wang upset eighth seed Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-4. Australia's Arina Rodionova was a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 winner over China's Zhuoxuan Bai.

—Field Level Media

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