A new season of sports
This is my original translation from the original text of the WTA official website, and the original intention of my translation is not to lose my old business. Original title: Ostapenko, P**lyuchenkova Set Linz SF; Alexandrova Dethrones Potapova Ostapenko + Pavlyuchenkova advance to the semifinals in Linz; Alexandronova shattered Potapova's dream of defending her title
Top seed Ostapenko will face former tournament champion Pavlyuchenkova, or Pavva for short, in the semi-finals. In the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 in Linz, Austria on Friday, they each made it through with ease.
In fact, Ostapenko was challenged by Towson in the second round and saved match points to advance. But in the quarter-finals, she needed just 70 minutes to sweep past British qualifier Blinkey 6-1, 6-2. Pavva, on the other hand, needed three more minutes to win 6-2, 6-34 Mertens. It was Pavva's second semifinal since 2022, and she was out for eight months due to knee surgery.
Pavva rewrote the two-man record to take a 3-1 lead. She blasted 32 winning points to Mertens with eight; Pavva managed to break serve 4 times.
Pavva: I think I felt tired before the race. I'm very happy with my performance because I think I played really well from start to finish. I tried to play every point because it didn't have much to do with the score, she was in ** form all the time. I think it's one of the best fights she's ever played, she's always been a fighter.
Pavva's victory over Mertens avoided a semi-final run for the top four seeds. Tournament No2 Alexandrova, abbreviated as Aliva, will face No. in the other semifinal3 Vikic, both of them won the quarterfinals in straight sets.
Vekic beat France's Brell 6-0, 7-6(3); Aliva, on the other hand, beat defending champion Potapova 6-2, 7-6(8).
If Pavva wins Ostapenko in the semi-finals, she will reach the tournament for the first time in nearly three years. Her last appearance in the championship was at Roland Garros 2021, where she was runners-up to Kreva in the end. She hasn't won a single tour title since 2018, but nine years ago she won against Germany's ALF in Linz, and she says it would be fantastic to win again in Austria.
Pavva: Very close, but at the same time very distant. I haven't lifted the trophy in a long time, so that would be very nice. It's very good to get to the semi-finals, so I'm going to try to enjoy the game, and of course, the opponents are very strong, so I'll just have to fight one game at a time.
For Latvian fat girl Ostapenko, she is also looking forward to qualifying for the Linz championship for the second time. Four years ago, she made it to the final but lost to Gauff.
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