Top seed Mirra Andreeva overcame ​a first-set wobble to clinch her ‌second title of the year, ​beating local favourite ⁠Anastasia Potapova 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 to win the Linz Open on Sunday. ‌Russian Andreeva, who won the Adelaide International in ‌January, has now won ‌five ⁠WTA titles after breaking ⁠a claycourt title drought stretching back to 2024 ahead of next month’s ​French Open.

Andreeva ‌made 14 unforced errors in the first set, twice as many as Potapova, who broke ‌Andreeva twice to build ​a 4-1 lead and secured the set when the ⁠world number 10’s forehand hit the net.

But Andreeva, a former ‌French Open semifinalist, became more aggressive in the second set, getting two breaks in a row to go 3-2 up before sealing the ‌set with an ace.

World number 97 ​Potapova, born in Russia and looking to win ⁠the Linz Open for the second ⁠time, continued to make unforced errors and 18-year-old ‌Andreeva served accurately to close out the win.

Published on Apr 12, 2026