Linz: Masarova upsets No.2 seed Alexandrova for first Top 20 win
Auckland finalist Rebeka Masarova continued her strong start to 2023 at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz as the Swiss qualifier edged No.2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in a third-set tiebreak. The first-round victory was Masarova's first win over a Top 20 player.