Yastremska had 53 unforced errors, more than her 33 winners, but Tomljanovic only fired seven winners in the match, and was undone at the very end by 32 unforced errors Dayana Yastremska TennisWorldUSA Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska won the WTA Thailand Open in Hua Hin. The rival of young Ukrainian was Croatian tennis player Ajla Tomljanović. In the first two sets the athletes exchanged confident victories. The things changed in the decisive third set. At the beginning, Yastremska lost three of her four services, losing 2: 5, but was able to bring the match to a tiebreaker, in which she gave her rival only one inning. Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) - Ajla Tomljanović (Croatia) 6: 2, 2: 6, 7: 6 Yastremska had 53 unforced errors, more than her 33 winners, but Tomljanovic only fired seven winners in the match, and was undone at the very end by 32 unforced errors. The players had seven breaks of service each, and ended the evenly-matched clash with the exact same number of points won by both, 97. For the 18-year-old Dayana Yastremska, the victory in Thailand was the second major win in her career. Last year, she won the Hong Kong tournament.<doc-sep>Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska stunned former Wimbledon and French Open champion Garbine Muguruza for the second time in a matter of months to reach the semifinals of the Thailand Open. The No. 8 seed, who turned 18 last May, twice came back from a break down in the first set to eventually win 7-6 (5), 6-1 in Hua Hin. Top seed Muguruza was unable to deal with the aggressive strategy of Yastremska, who hit 27 winners to just 5 unforced errors on the way to victory. The world No. 47 was watertight on serve, saving seven of the nine break points Muguruza was able to carve out. Yastremska will play Poland's Magda Linette in the semifinals after she overcame China's Wang Yafan 6-2, 6-3. Australian No. 6 seed Alja Tomljanovic is also into the last four after overcoming No. 4 seed Saisai Zheng 6-1, 6-3. She will play Slovenian world No. 78 Tamara Zidansek who came back from a set down to beat Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.<doc-sep>Ballkids are the unsung heroes of tennis, delivering balls to servers, running towels to players, drying courts, providing shading and generally helping to keep to the game moving. But sometimes they’re asked to go that extra step. German star Sabine Lisicki was about to face up to Spain’s Garbine Muguruza during the second set of their Thailand Open clash when she attempted to nudge a bug from the court with her racquet. The ballkid however had a different approach, running in to deliver a nuclear stomp on the insect. Camera Icon Lisicki initially tried to remove the bug with her racquet. Credit: Sunrise Camera Icon The ballkid took a different approach. Credit: Sunrise She then coolly removed it from the playing surface, unfazed by the crushed remains. Former Wimbledon finalist Lisicki however was more animated, turning away, shocked, before laughing it off. Lisicki went on to lose the match 6-3 6-4 to the number one seed. But she showed she wasn’t too scarred by the ordeal, retweeting the footage and sharing it on Instagram. “Don’t mess with those ball girls. They will crush you like a bug!” Twitter user @Randy6889 commented. Lisicki has previously soared as high as 12th in the world but injury struggles have seen her slip to 199.<doc-sep>Ukrainian tennis starlet Dayana Yastremska revealed her toughest opponent in Thailand during the Toyota Thailand Open - the spicy local cuisine. The 18-year-old surged into the quarter-finals of the tournament in Hua Hin after registering her second straight-sets win of the competition as she continues her rise up the tennis rankings following her impressive display at the Australian Open. A tearful Yastremska was knocked out in Melbourne at the last 32 stage by Serena Williams earlier in the month and was consoled by the American star, who told her: "You did amazing! Don't cry!" Also on rt.com 'You did amazing, don't cry! ': Serena consoles tearful teenager Yastremska at Aus Open (VIDEO) Since her heartbreaking defeat to the multi-time Grand Slam winner, the 18-year-old has bounced back brilliantly and looks in fine form so far in Thailand. Yastremska swept aside Arantxa Rus with ease in the first round 6-0, 6-3 before dispatching Peng Shuai 6-1, 6-4 in just 73 minutes to reach the quarter-finals. "It was a good match," Yastremska said after her victory. "I guess the beginning was really good. I felt very comfortable on the court, but in the second set I felt a little bit weak. "I don't know why, but I just couldn't find my game. But I was trying to continue to play and stay calm and stable in my mind and find my rhythm." Despite her relatively straightforward progression through the tournament so far, Yastremska revealed she has been struggling off-court with the spiciness of the local food. "It's my first time in Thailand. I love it a lot," she said. "The first day tried Thai food it was so spicy. I burned my mouth! "Then I said, 'OK that's enough for the week,' and I've been asking every time 'No spicy! No spicy!' "I don't know how you guys eat that spicy food!" "I burned my mouth! "@D_Yastremska loves Thailand - but is not so keen on the Thai food!😂😂@ThailandOpenHHpic.twitter.com/mGK0UlkjtU — WTA (@WTA) January 30, 2019 The Ukrainian teenager, who is seeded eighth for the tournament, will steer clear of the spicy food as she hopes to go all the way to the final in Hua Hin. Yastremska's next challenge sees her face the competition's top seed, Spain's Garbine Muguruza, with a place in the semi-finals the prize for the winner.<doc-sep>
Ukrainian 18-year-old Dayana Yastremska, pictured, will face off against Ajla Tomljanovic in the finals of the Thailand Open (AFP Photo/Chalinee THIRASUPA) Hua Hin (Thailand) (AFP) - Ukrainian 18-year-old Dayana Yastremska edged out Magda Linette on Saturday to make it into the finals of the Thailand Open, where she will face off against Ajla Tomljanovic. The teenager and eighth seed beat Linette in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in the second semi-finals of the $250,000 WTA-sanctioned tournament in the seaside city of Hua Hin. Yastremska broke Linette's serve to clinch the hard-fought first set with a fierce return winner down the line, capitalising on the momentum to roll over her unseeded opponent in the second and walk off in less than 90 minutes. The victory comes on the heels of an impressive run after the world number 47 dispatched the tournament's top seed Garbine Muguruza in the quarterfinals. She took home her first career title in September. Now she must turn her attention to hard-hitting sixth seed Tomljanovic for Sunday's final. She beat Tomljanovic in China Open qualifying last year. But both players are in top form in Thailand, having not dropped a set all week. Australia's Tomljanovic made quick work of Tamara Zidansek in the other semi-final Saturday, winning in straight sets 6-4, 6-1. After the world number 49 clinched the first set against Zidansek she darted ahead 4-0 in the second with the help of a powerful backhand winner during a long rally in the fourth game. Slovenia's Zidansek was unable to make up the lost ground and Tomljanovic polished off the match with a blast return.