Linda Fruhvirtova

WATCH: Linda Fruhvirtova won her first WTA singles title with a come-from-behind triumph against Magda Linette in Chennai, India.

In her unbeaten run, she's lost just two sets. But the Chennai winner's trophy wasn't the only hardware that a Fruhvirtova took home on Sunday. News

Czech Teenager Linda Fruhvirtova downed Poland's Magda Linette to win the Chennai Open in her first WTA Tour-level final on Sunday.

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Fruhvirtova is one of the most talented and promising players on the WTA Tour.

Serena and Venus clashed in a couple of Grand Slam finals. Fruhvirtova, who turned 17 in May, is one of the most promising and talented players in the game. I think now is the time of a generation change”.

The 17-year-old Czech became the younger Tour-level title winner after Coco Gauff's 2021 win in Parma.

A forced error from Linette then sealed the break to 5-4 and a chance to serve for the title. Linette sent a forehand long to go 3-5 down and soon Fruhvirtova levelled the match. She saved three break points in her first service game, held her next two to the loss of a solitary point before coming under pressure in the fourth.

Displaying the tenacity of a tried-and-true WTA veteran, 17-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova surged to her maiden WTA title this week in Chennai, completing her ...

She won her 25th consecutive match on the ITF Tour, racking up her fifth straight ITF Challenger title in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy. Brenda is currently on a 25-match winning streak in ITF Challenger events. Displaying the tenacity of a tried-and-true WTA veteran, 17-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova surged to her maiden WTA title this week in Chennai, completing her third comeback from a set down in the final to defeat third-seeded Magda Linette of Poland, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.The 130-ranked teenager is slated to make her Top-100 debut on Monday.

Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova rallied from a set down to upset No.3 seed Magda Linette 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the singles final of the Chennai Open.

However, Fruhvirtova held firm and rode the crowd support to her first Tour title. In the middle of the third set, Linette appeared to have hit a purple patch, serving very well which included three straight aces in a game. She secured a break of serve at 2-4 and then again at 4-all to nose ahead.

Linda Fruhvirtova will have a chance to become the youngest WTA champion since Coco Gauff triumphed in Parma last year and the attention is something she's ...

“Since I was really young, we always had a lot of attention, even if it was the national U-10 tournament. If she wins in the final, Fruhvirtova will rise even further on the rankings, up to 70-something. Fruhvirotva has been known to the wider tennis fanbase for quite some time as she made a name for herself by winning her first professional match at age 14.

Seventeen-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic overcame Poland's Magda Linette to win the Chennai Open in her first WTA Tour-level final on ...

But Fruhvirtova used powerful hitting to pull back on serve at 4-3, and the Czech teen moved ahead by a break at 5-4 with a sterling return, the report said. Fruhvirtova turned the match around, earning her first break of the day for a 5-3 lead in the second set. Seventeen-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic overcame Poland's Magda Linette to win the Chennai Open in her first WTA Tour-level final on Sunday.

Czech Republic's Linda Fruhvirtova, 17, beat the No. 3 seed Magda Linette of Poland in the Chennai Open 2022 final for her first WTA singles title.

The Czech youngster then held her serve to win her first WTA Tour-level tournament. Fruhvirtova kept her senior opponent on her toes for the rest of the set with precise groundstrokes and backhand slices. Both Fruhvirtova and Linette started the match by holding their serves till the eighth game.

Chennai: Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova won the last five games of the deciding set to capture her maiden WTA Tour singles title, beating third seed Magda ...

Fruhvirtova turned the match around, earning her first break of the day for a 5-3 lead in the second set. But Fruhvirtova used powerful hitting to pull back on serve at 4-3, and the Czech teen moved ahead by a break at 5-4 with a sterling return, the report said. She is the youngest singles champion on tour since Coco Gauff won Parma last year at 17 years, 70 days old.

The 17-year-old was down 4-1 in the third set, but won the last five games of the match to claim the title.

We request you to support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund. After the players split the first two sets, Linette, a two-time WTA singles champion, drew first blood in the decider to go ahead 4-1. The teenager won five games on the trot to complete the victory in two hours and 40 minutes.

Seventeen-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic overcame Poland's Magda Linette to win the Chennai Open in her first WTA Tour-level final on ...

I left my heart out during these matches and it is something I will remember for ever," a tearful Fruhvirtova said afterwards. "(I have) nothing but love for Chennai. Seventeen-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic overcame Poland's Magda Linette to win the Chennai Open in her first WTA Tour-level final on Sunday.