​Jacqueline Christian made it to the 1/8 finals of the “WTA 500” tournament in Linz, our athlete beat Argentinian Nadia Podorska (67th in the world ranking) on ​​Tuesday.

Jacqueline Christian, winning in two sets against Nadiya Podoroska

Present in the main draw as a lucky loser, Christian (89 WTA) needed an hour and a half to win 6-3, 6-4.

In the 1/8 finals, Jacqueline will meet Jodi Burrage (102 WTA, out of qualification), after the Briton pulled off a surprise by eliminating Varvara Grachova (46 WTA, favorite 7 / representing France), 6-4, 6-0.

Know:

• For reaching the 1/8 finals, Jacqueline Christian will receive 11,823 euros and 60 WTA points in singles.

• Christian has made a significant jump in the WTA Live ranking (10 positions) and ranks 79 (the highest was 58).

• We will remind, Jacqueline was eliminated in the qualification of the tournament in Linz: 2-6, 0-6 with Clara Toson (91st place in the world).

• What is a “lucky loser”: A player who loses a match in a qualifier, but still enters the main draw to replace a qualified athlete, but has to withdraw for various reasons (injury, personal issues, etc.).

The Upper Austria Ladies Linz is part of the WTA 500 category and runs from January 29 to February 4 on hard, offering a total prize pool of $922,573. Titled champion (since 2023) – Anastasia Potapova.