„Thank you very much for your support. I am almost speechless. It's hard to describe how I feel. I've reached my first 500 final at my first tournament as an Austrian in Austria. That means the world to me. I've never had so much support at a tournament,“ said a jubilant Potapova after her semi-final victory over Donna Vekic. Her offensive approach and extremely straightforward backhand were particularly impressive this week. Potapova is helped by the fact that she is actually left-handed. However, her first coaches put the racket in her right hand to play tennis.

However, the fact that she is showing her potential here in Linz is mainly due to her increased self-confidence over the last few days. This also ensures that she will once again be extremely aggressive in the final in order to secure a historic tournament victory. „Mirra is a very good player. I know how she plays, she knows how I play. We even trained together this week. If everything goes well, it will be a very exciting match,“ says Potapova, looking ahead to her fourth match against Andreeva. The last two matches went to the now 18-year-old - but now the two are playing each other for the first time in Austria!