{"id":236877,"date":"2022-09-18T16:47:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T16:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/09\/18\/chennai-open-czech-girl-linda-fruhvirtova-wins-maiden-wta-title-tennis-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-09-18T16:47:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T16:47:21","slug":"chennai-open-czech-girl-linda-fruhvirtova-wins-maiden-wta-title-tennis-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/09\/18\/chennai-open-czech-girl-linda-fruhvirtova-wins-maiden-wta-title-tennis-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Chennai Open: Czech girl Linda Fruhvirtova wins maiden WTA title | Tennis News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>CHENNAI: <!-- -->Linda Fruhvirtova<!-- --> sealed the <!-- -->WTA<!-- --> Chennai Open beating third seed Magda Linette 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a thriller at the <!-- -->SDAT Stadium<!-- --> here on Sunday evening. In a clash that lasted two hours and 40 minutes, the 17-year-old from Czech Republic showed great composure and fighting skills to pocket her maiden WTA crown. <br \/>Right from the first set, Linda was under pressure from her 30-year-old opponent. The youngster was able to fight back the first two times she was pushed to a corner. Magda had a triple break point in the third game of that set but Linda staved off the challenge to hold serve for a 2-1 lead. If that wasn&#8217;t enough, in the fifth game &#8212; Magda had a breakpoint but Linda once again held her ground for a 3-2 lead. However, Magda finally broke her opponent in the 9th game to go 5-4 up. Magda then went on to wrap up the first set on her first set point in 57 minutes. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"10\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>#LindaFruhvirtova comes from 1-4 down in the final set to beat #MagdaLinette 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win her first #WTA si\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/5gXcx6agle<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chennai Open WTA (@chennaiopenwta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chennaiopenwta\/status\/1571534707564679170\">1663518046000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The second set saw Linda get back into the contest in style. Linda pressed the accelerator in the 8th game as she broke her opponent for a 5-3 lead. She held serve in the 9th game to take the second set 6-3 as the match entered the decider. This was the first time Magda had lost a set in the tournament. <br \/>Linda was once again under the pump in the third set as her opponent had taken a 4-1 lead. After the fifth game in that set, Magda took a medical timeout for 7 minutes which seemed to have slowed her down. Linda held her serve in the 6th game and made a comeback into the contest by breaking Magda in the 7th. Linda levelled the third set 4-4 after winning the 8th game. Linda took a big step towards the title when she broke Magda in the 9th game for a 5-4 lead. Linda then closed out the contest on her first match point. \u201cIt&#8217;s never easy to take a loss. I felt Linda played more aggressively and very well in the end. I congratulate her on the win,\u201d Magda said after the match. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"18\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>She came, she conquered and she&#8217;s just 17 years old!!!Linda Fruhvirtova claims the #ChennaiOpen title, with a com\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/xoRW5jgMfT<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 wta (@WTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA\/status\/1571537153443901440\">1663518629000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Linda was pleased to have fought through the course of the contest. &#8220;I am pretty much in shock and not finding the right words to put forth what I am feeling. I didn&#8217;t expect (to win). The support from the crowd was unbelievable. I owe the crowd a lot and this is something I will remember forever,&#8221; said an emotional Linda. <br \/>Earlier in the evening, top seeds <!-- -->Gabriela Dabrowski<!-- --> of Canada and her Brazilian partner <!-- -->Luisa Stefani<!-- --> scored a comfortable 6-1, 6-2 win in 58 minutes against Russian Anna Blinkova and <!-- -->Natela Dzalamidze<!-- --> of Georgia to clinch the doubles crown. This was their third WTA title. The tournament ended a one-year layoff for Stefani who suffered a knee injury during the US Open doubles semifinals in 2021 and had to be carried off on a wheelchair. &#8220;It is great to be back and be able to win this tournament with my good friend Gaby. The tournament was made special as we had support from the fans right through,&#8221; Stefani said after the win. <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n                      t.src = v;\n                      s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                      s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                    })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n                    fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n                    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n                  };\n                })(\n                  window,\n                  document,\n                  'script',\n                  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n                );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n                    var scripts = [\n                    'https:\/\/static.clmbtech.com\/ad\/commons\/js\/2658\/toi\/colombia_v2.js' ,\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n                    'https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js',\n                    'https:\/\/tvid.in\/sdk\/loader.js',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/video_comscore_api\/version-3.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-1.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n                  ];\n                    scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n                      let script = document.createElement('script');\n                      script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      }\n                      script.async = true;\n                      document.body.appendChild(script);\n                    });\n                  }\n                }\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/tennis\/top-stories\/chennai-open-czech-girl-linda-fruhvirtova-wins-maiden-wta-title\/articleshow\/94287208.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] CHENNAI: Linda Fruhvirtova sealed the WTA Chennai Open beating third seed Magda Linette 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a thriller at the SDAT Stadium here on Sunday evening. 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