16-Year-Old Liutova Reaches Memphis Final on her WTA Debut
The 16-year-old moved into the Memphis final on her WTA debut.
Kristina Liutova has made a stunning run to her maiden WTA Final at the Memphis Open.
The 16-year-old WTA debutante, ranked No.229, defeated Elvina Kalieva 7-5 6-1 on Saturday to set a final with Darja Vidmanova of Czechia.
Liutova, who came through a third-set tiebreak in qualifying, won eight of the final nine games from 5-5 in the opener.
The 23-year-old Czech, ranked 114, is also into her first WTA Final.
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Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.
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