[ad_1] BW Linz have confirmed that goalkeeper and Manchester United loanee Radek Vitek suffered a serious injury expected to rule him out of action for a prolonged period. Vitek temporarily left United in August to join BW Linz in search of first-team opportunities and regular playing time. This followed a successful loan spell in the…
[ad_1] Top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko claimed her second WTA 500 title of the season at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz tournament on Sunday when she blitzed past Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6-2 6-3, in just 70 minutes in the final. A few years ago, I was in the final and I didn’t get the trophy, but I think…
[ad_1] Jelena Ostapenko is the new queen of Linz! The world No. 12 convincingly won the premiere of the WTA 500 tournament in Upper Austria in Sunday’s final involving the top two players. The 2017 French Open winner and No. 1 seed from Latvia defeated No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 6-3 in only 70…
[ad_1] Jelena Ostapenko charged to her eighth career title. Photo credit: Upper Austria Ladies Linz Facebook Second serves are terminal cases when Jelena Ostapenko is operating overwhelming returns. Playing declarative first-strike tennis, Ostapenko powered to her second title of the season. In a clash of former finalists, Ostapenko did not drop serve, sweeping second-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 6-3 to…
[ad_1] Jelena Ostapenko has been playing really well to start the year, and she earned her second trophy of the year already by beating Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2024 Austria Open Linz final. Ostapenko entered this matchup as the favorite to win. She was just dominant the last few times they played, and Alexandrova hasn’t…
[ad_1] Top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko swept aside Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the final of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz WTA 500 where she will meet Ekaterina Alexandrova, who needed 3 sets to get past Donna Vekic in their semi-final on Saturday. For me, tiebreaks, we have a hard relationship, especially in the last set. Even when…
[ad_1] The ATP Tour and WTA 2024 schedule of Play for Sunday, February 4 for Montpellier, Linz and Hua Hin can be found below. This week’s events the first week of action in February. The world’s best players will hone their skills for the upcoming Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami. Watch all…
[ad_1] Top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia takes on third-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Linz final on Sunday. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL Ekaterina Alexandrova was a fighter to the finish in Linz. Alexandrova battled back from 1-5 down in the decisive tiebreaker stopping Donna Vekic 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-6(6) to reach the Upper Austria Ladies Linz final in a thriller. The second-seeded…
[ad_1] The top 3 seeds prevailed at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Friday to advance to the semi-finals at the WTA 500 indoor tournament, led by Jelena Ostapenko, who breezed past Britain’s Jodie Burrage, while 2nd-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova toppled 5th seed and defending champ Anastasia Potapova, and No 3 Donna Vekic beat Clara Burel,…
[ad_1] The ATP Tour and WTA 2024 schedule of Play for Saturday, February 3 for Montpellier, Linz and Hua Hin can be found below. This week’s events the first week of action in February. The world’s best players will hone their skills for the upcoming Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami. Watch all…
