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There should be no shortage of entertaining action on day two at the WTA Linz Open, the final tournament of this abbreviated WTA season. We here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for four of the eight matches on the slate in Austria. But who will book their place in the second round? WTA […] READ MORE
For the final time in this strangest of seasons, the world’s best female players will be in action at the WTA Linz Open in Austria. As ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate. But who will reach the second round on day one in Linz? WTA […] READ MORE
The last tennis event for women’s tennis in 2020 will be the Linz Open, held in Linz, Austria. The Linz Open usually takes place in October, but because of the COVID-10 pandemic it has been scheduled to be played November 7 through the 15. This year will be the 30th anniversary of the event, which […] READ MORE
Cori Gauff wins her first ever WTA title by beating Jelena Ostapenko in the Linz final. Find out all about it in our article. READ MORE
Camila Giorgi powered her way into a second Linz final of her career as she rallied past the efforts of Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck, 6-3 6-4. It is a tournament that Giorgi holds very close to her heart. She made the final here four years ago, plays some of her best tennis in this particular […] READ MORE
Former Linz finalist Camila Giorgi advanced to the Linz semifinals for the second time in her career after defeating the in-form Margarita Gasparyan 6-3 3-6 6-2. It was an encounter where we really saw two sides to the game of the Italian. In the first set and for the first half of the second set, […] READ MORE
Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck produced a good comeback win to defeat last year’s Linz champion Barbora Strycova 3-6 6-4 6-4, and will progress to the semifinals. It was the defending champion Strycova that made the first impression on the scoreboard, breaking in the opening game, but she never truly broke away from her Belgian opponent […] READ MORE
On an action-packed fourth day at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz event, German wild card Andrea Petkovic booked her place into the Linz quarterfinals, with a 6-1 6-3 win over fellow German Tatjana Maria. It was a very different situation for Petkovic to find herself in for a number of reasons. The previous day she […] READ MORE
The returning Margarita Gasparyan continued her resurgence back to the top level of the women’s game as she defeated Kiki Bertens to secure her first ever win over a Top 10 player in Linz. There was a lot on the line for Bertens. The Dutchwoman, who had only recently achieved a Top 10 ranking for […] READ MORE
In what was their fifth meeting on the WTA tour, Andrea Petkovic claimed a big scalp when she defeated the No. 1 seed and Top 10 player Julia Goerges in the first round of the tournament in Linz. This marked just the second time in nearly three years that Petkovic has beaten a player ranked […] READ MORE