Strycova beats Buzarnesco at Ladies Linz to reach 1st final

Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic reached her first final of the season after beating Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania 6-3, 7-6 at the Ladies Linz on Saturday. The 26th-ranked Strycova will play either top-seeded Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia or Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland in Sunday's final.