Chennai Open final rain postponement Janice Tjen Magda Linette, Digi Mart USA News (Chennai, India): Rain has postponed the Chennai Open singles final between top seed Janice Tjen and No. 3 seed Magda Linette to Monday. The match will be played at 11 a.m.
local time.
Tjen, from Indonesia, will be looking to defend the crown she first won 12 months ago against Linette. Linette is bidding for her first title in more than two years.
Tjen is also seeking to become the first repeat champion in Chennai.
Linette is a two-time Chennai finalist, having been runner-up in 2022 to Linda Fruhvirtova.
The doubles final was completed on Sunday. The Swiss pairing of Naïma Karamoko and Simona Waltert defeated India’s Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale 6-2, 6-0 to win their first title as a pair.
The Swiss countrywomen were contesting their first tournament together. They had earlier beaten No. 1 seeds Momoko Kobori and Peangtarn Plipuech in the quarterfinals.
Adkar and Bhosale were the first all-Indian team to reach a doubles final on the WTA Tour, after upsetting No. 2 seeds Weronika Falkowska and Alana Smith in the semifinals.
