Russia's Mirra Andreeva has won her second title of the year at the Linz Open. -AP
Top seed Mirra Andreeva has 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.
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Russian Andreeva, who won the Adelaide International in January, has now won five WTA titles after breaking a clay-court title drought stretching back to 2024 ahead of next month's French Open.
World No.97 Potapova, who was also born in Russia but switched her allegiance to playing for Austria at the end of last year, had been looking to win the Linz Open for the second time but made too many unforced errors against the 18-year-old.
Andreeva herself had 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 No.10's forehand hit the net.
But 2024 French Open semi-finalist Andreeva 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.
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