{"id":70695,"date":"2024-07-24T15:41:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T19:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=70695"},"modified":"2024-07-24T15:41:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T19:41:55","slug":"wta-prague-semifinal-predictions-noskova-linette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/07\/24\/wta-prague-semifinal-predictions-noskova-linette\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Prague Semifinal Predictions Including Linda Noskova vs Magda Linette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Czechia vs Poland in the semifinals of the 2024 WTA Livesport Prague Open. Moved to clay this year as it&#8217;s held just before the Olympics, the event still features three seeds (including No. 1 Linda Noskova) and the sensational 16-year-old Laura Samson. Who do you think will make the final?<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Prague Semifinal Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Magdalena Frech vs Laura Samson<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>16-year-old Laura Samson had already won three ITF events earlier this year and made the final at Roland Garros juniors. But what she&#8217;s doing this week is just another level. Not only did she become the first 2008-born player to win a match on the WTA Tour, she also defeated a Top 50 player (Katerina Siniakova) and made the semifinals. She&#8217;s not just yet another young Czech coming up the ranks, she&#8217;s at the top of the pack.<\/p>\n<p>Will the occasion get to her at some point? It&#8217;s tough to say how far she can take this run. Magdalena Frech is just a solid player who will make Samson have to hit through her and punish the mistakes if they happen. It&#8217;s a decent matchup for the Czech as she&#8217;ll have plenty of freedom to dictate play, but going one more round from here seems like too much of a fairytale.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Frech in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gwIo1aKaT554zkI11DXbIw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2148431838\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'gwIo1aKaT554zkI11DXbIw',sig:'xRtAmxl1Tv3quPdD7ompQ1hE-SPuPjGhbOou9U1NpVA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2148431838',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Linda Noskova vs Magda Linette<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Linette 1-0<\/p>\n<p>Linda Noskova made the final at this event in 2023 (when it was played on hard courts) but produced a disappointing performance against Nao Hibino. The Czech already had a great peak level back then and her journey since has been more about becoming a steadier player. She&#8217;s on her way to accomplishing that and a good example of that progress is that she&#8217;s only lost one opening round in 2024 (and that was to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/06\/05\/rising-star-mirra-andreeva-french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Mirra Andreeva<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Magda Linette defeated Noskova in Rome last year, but things don&#8217;t have to be comfortable for her again. On many occasions this year it has kinda felt like she&#8217;s just going through the motions with her career stagnating. Making a second WTA final of the season would be a big step forward. But even on clay, Noskova has the stronger ceiling and this is more on her racket.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Noskova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170476&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Jonathan Hui-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Czechia vs Poland in the semifinals of the 2024 WTA Livesport Prague Open. Moved to clay this year as it&#8217;s held just before the Olympics, the event still features three seeds (including No. 1 Linda Noskova) and the sensational 16-year-old Laura Samson. Who do you think will make the final? 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