Rouen Open: Linette battles past Kalinina to make final
Magda Linette beat Anhelina Kalinina 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 on Saturday afternoon. She’ll play American Sloane Stephens, the No 6 seed, in the final
Magda Linette | © Action Plus / Panoramic
Pole Magda Linette defeated Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 3 seed, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to the final of the Rouen Open at the Kindarena.
Linette, ranked No 60, will play American Sloane Stephens, the No 6 seed, next.
The Pole won against French wildcard Elsa Jacquemot (7-5, 6-1), Serb qualifier Natalija Stevanovic (6-2, 6-1) and Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus (7-6 (9), 6-1) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Rouen tournament, Kalinina, ranked No 32, beat Frenchwoman Alize Cornet (6-4, 7-5), Italian Martina Trevisan (6-2, 6-3) and Russian Mirra Andreeva, the No 5 seed (6-4, 7-5).
Rouen WTA 250, other semi-final result (Kindarena, clay, EUR 232.244):
- Sloane Stephens beat Caroline Garcia (2): 6-3, 6-2
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