WTA Staff. Yastremska will face No. Alexandrova toppled No. Linz: Scores Draws Order of play. Looking ahead to Sunday, Yastremska holds a narrow head-to-head lead over Alexandrova. They have not squared off since , where Alexandrova defeated Yastremska en route to the 's-Hertogenbosch title.
Dayana's day: In the semifinals, Yastremska needed 1 hour and 48 minutes to notch her second Top 50 win in a row, having already beaten Maria Sakkari in Friday's quarterfinals.
Yastremska now holds a record against Tauson. Yastremska will contest her first final since finishing runner-up to Zhang Shuai at another indoor hard-court event, Lyon, in March of Yastremska is aiming for her first title since triumphing on the clay of Strasbourg in In the clash between three-time WTA titlists, Yastremska eased to the one-set lead by breaking Tauson twice in the opener.
In the second set, a double fault by Tauson gave Yastremska the critical break for a lead. But the power-hitting clash was far from over as Yastremska had to get through one last test, firing pinpoint groundstrokes as she fended off five break points in a gritty hold for Tauson saved one match point on her own serve, but Yastremska successfully closed out the win one game later, wrapping up the match a perfect 9-for-9 on break points saved.
Yastremska slammed 39 winners to Tauson's 15 in the encounter. Yastremska slid from No. Despite Saturday's result, Tauson is still having a strong season. The Dane is on the year, having started by winning the Auckland title. Tauson is the only player to defeat Madison Keys so far this year, having ousted the newest Grand Slam champion during her Auckland run.
