Tennis: Poland’s Linette through to 2nd round of Charleston Open

Poland’s Magda Linette has advanced to the second round of the Charleston Open clay-court tournament in the United States, with a straight-set win over Petra Martić of Croatia.

Magda Linette

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The 32-year-old Pole, ranked world No. 63 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), overcame the 61st-ranked Croat 6-3, 6-4 in their first-round encounter on Monday.

Knows her way around the clay 💪

2022 singles quarterfinalist and doubles champion @MagdaLinette gets up and running with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Martic!#CharlestonOpen pic.twitter.com/0IwYa93MGn

— Credit One Charleston Open (@CharlestonOpen) April 1, 2024

Linette will next play Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska for a place in the last 16.

Magda Linette wreszcie zwycięska. Teraz przed Polką mecz z niewygodną Dajaną Jastremską #WTACharleston https://t.co/wG10sbwtpf

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) April 2, 2024

In 2022, Linette reached the women’s singles quarterfinals and won the doubles title at the Charleston Open partnering with Slovenia's Andreja Klepač.

"I'm glad I'm back here," Linette said on Monday. "There's no better way to start the clay season than with a victory," she added.

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Source: IAR, PAP