Hungarian Open: Baindl through to final, faces lucky loser Timofeeva for title
Kateryna Baindl defeated Claire Liu 7-5, 7-6 (3) on Saturday and will face Russian lucky loser Maria Timofeeva for the title
Kateryna Baindl of Ukraine plays at Hamburg | Imago / Panoramic
Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl won against American Claire Liu 7-5, 7-6 (3) to advance to the final of the Hungarian Open at Római Tennis Academy in Budapest on Saturday afternoon.
Baindl, ranked No 100, will play Russian lucky loser Maria Timofeeva next.
In the previous rounds of the Budapest tournament, the Ukrainian beat Hungarian wildcard Natalia Szabanin (6-4, 7-5), Hungarian wildcard Amarissa Toth (6-3, 6-1) and Hungarian wildcard Fanny Stollar (7-6 (5), 6-3).
Liu, ranked No 88, defeated qualifier Louisa Chirico (6-4, 6-4), Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 4 seed (6-3, 7-6 (8)) and Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, the No 8 seed (7-5, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
Budapest WTA 250, other semi-final result (Római Tennis Academy, clay, USD 259.303):
- Maria Timofeeva beat Nadia Podoroska (9): 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3
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