Linda Fruhvirtova surprises Magda Linette 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Chennai on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes. She won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in her career. Thi was also her maiden title.
Highlights Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Magda Linette Chennai Open – Chennai
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:40
At the end of the match, the Czech scored 93 points vs. Magda’s 89.
Fruhvirtova
Fruhvirtova was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (3/6).
Linette
On the other side, Magda had some problems converting her break points (only 22% – 2/9). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Fruhvirtova and Linette is 1-1.
This was the maiden title for Linda. This was her 2 final as she was the runner up in Tokyo 2015 and in Seoul 2019. Linette remains with 2nd titles after she conquered the tournament in New York 2019 and in Hua Hin 2020. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Pole grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).
Magda lost a big opportunity to break the Czech in the 3rd game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
They contested 68 points. Linette conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Linda (38-30). Linette surrendered 7 points on serve (22-7). In addition, on the other side, the Czech conceded 16 points on serve (23-16).
Similarly to the 1st set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Czech clinched in the 8th game (5-3) before eventually winning the set (6-3).
They played 53 points. Fruhvirtova was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Magda (30-23). Fruhvirtova conceded 8 points on serve (21-8). On the other side, Linette conceded 9 points on serve (15-9).
Linda won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, The Czech broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to conquer the set 6-4.
The Pole was completely wiped out in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-4 to 6-4.
Fruhvirtova was spot on in converting all her break points in the 7th (2-4 0-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Linette converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40).
They played 62 points. The Czech conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Magda (33-29). Fruhvirtova lost 15 points on serve (21-15). On the other side, the Pole conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).
