Top seed Anna Blinkova reaches Angola Ladies Open final in Luanda
The gist
Top seed Anna Blinkova beat Poland's Gina Feistel 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Angola Ladies Open final.
She faces Sofya Lansere in Luanda, chasing her first title since October 2025.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2025Blinkova, ranked No. 95, won the Jiangxi Open in Nanchang, beating Austrian wildcard Lilli Tagger 6-3, 6-3 without losing a set all week — her second WTA singles title.
- Nov 3, 2026As top seed in Luanda, Blinkova beat Algeria's Farah Heddar (WC) 6-2, 6-1 in the third round.
- Nov 5, 2026Blinkova beat China's Zongyu Li 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the round of 16.
Key terms
- seed
- The practice of separating the most skilled competitors in a tournament bracket so they do not meet in early rounds.
- WTA rankings
- Ratings of women's professional tennis players calculated by the Women's Tennis Association and published weekly.
- wildcard
- An invitation to a tournament given to a player who did not qualify through normal ranking or entry.
Source: Wikipedia