Magda Linette Chennai Open final, Digi Mart USA News: The WTA 250 final in India was scheduled for Sunday, and Magda Linette was set to face top-seeded Janice Tjen, the defending champion, for the title at the Chennai Open. It is the second time Linette has reached the final of this tournament.
Four years ago she lost the decisive match to Linda Fruhvirtova.
Organizers moved the start time several times, but shortly after 5:00 p.m. Polish time they decided to postpone the match until Monday.
The new start time has been set for 6:30 a.m. Polish time.
Linette has had a difficult stretch recently. Since reaching the semifinal of the WTA 250 event in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in mid-June, she had struggled to win two matches in a single tournament.
Her worst run came between Toronto and Wuhan, when she lost six matches in a row. The turnaround came at the Asian 250 events, with single wins in Guangzhou and Osaka, and her results in India brought the most progress.
Linette opened her run in Chennai against Alona Falei, a match the WTA recognized as the longest in the main tour’s 2026 season, lasting 3 hours and 33 minutes. In the quarterfinal she came back from 4:6, 3:5 and 2:4 down in the third set against Mai Hontama.
In the next round she again recovered, this time after losing the first set to Anastasia Zakharova.
Play was repeatedly delayed by rain. Although the court was ready at one point, further heavy rain followed, and the court was dried and players warmed up.
Conditions remained unsuitable because of high humidity and drizzle. Shortly before 5:00 p.m.
Polish time, a meeting involving the umpire and players was held on court, and the match was announced as not taking place that day.
