Mertens and Sabalenka will play this Sunday the final in Linz

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, first seed, and Belgian Elise Mertens (2) will play the final of the tournament in Linz (Austria) after defeating their respective semi-final rivals on Saturday, Czech Barbora Krejcikova and Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Mertens reached the final on Sunday after beating Alexandrova in three sets, 2-6, 6-1 and 7-5, while in the other semifinal Sabalenka beat Kreijcikova 7-5, 4-6, and 6- 3.

Results and schedule.