Tatjana Maria missed the semi-final at the WTA tournament in Linz.The 30-year-old was defeated by the number two seeded Barbora Strycova from the Czech Republic with 1:6,3:6.That’s missing out on the world rankings-52.the second participation in a semi-final this year.
Belinda Bencic was accompanied by the sounds of “Pretty Belinda”, the legendary song by Chris Andrews, on Friday at 2 p. m. at the “Upper Austria Ladies Linz” on the way to the Center Court.And only two and a half hours later the Swiss player left the field after losing the marathon match against Romanian qualifier Mihaela Buzarnesco 4-6,7-5,6-7 (4/7).
In the second set Bencic, who had received a wildcard from Tournament Director Sandra Reichel, had hope again when she forced a third set after defending three match points.
With Belinda Bencic, one Swiss player dropped out in the quarter-finals, and Viktorija Golubic, the other Swiss player, entered the semi-finals!The last year’s finalist beat Johanna Larsson from Sweden, who claimed a longer time-out due to an injury on her left thigh, 6-3,6-1.
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With Tatjana Maria, the last German starter has also been eliminated from the 250,000 dollar hard court tournament.On Thursday, Fed Cup player Carina Witthöft had failed in the round of sixteen at the top seeded Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova, for Anna-Lena Friedsam it was already over after the first round.
On Friday evening Magdalena Rybarikova also qualified for the semi-finals of the WTA tournament “Upper Austria Ladies Linz”.The top seeded Slovakian defeated Sorana Cirstea 5:7,6:2,6:1.