LINZ, Austria — Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany advanced to her first career WTA final by beating Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 at the Generali Ladies on Saturday.
The 118th-ranked Friedsam will play seventh-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or Kirsten Flipkens in Sunday's final.
Friedsam didn't concede a break point until leading 4-2 in the second set but then lost five games in a row. She trailed 5-3 in the final set but took the last four games to close out the win.
Friedsam was ranked a career-high 73rd in July when she sprained her ankle and was out for six weeks.