Teenager Kristina Liutova qualifies for first-ever WTA Tour final in Memphis

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/liutova-kristina/tnW3NSdC/"]Liutova[/a], ranked 229th in the world, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/kalieva-e-8MpH36Na/liutova-k-tnW3NSdC/?mid=Y5D0ACVg"]will be the youngest player[/a] to contest a WTA final since American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a] in Austria in 2019.[/p][p]The first player born in the 2010s to make a WTA final, she called her week in the 250-level event a "miracle journey" after her quarter-final win over sixth-seeded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcnally-caty/YDHquro6/"]Caty McNally[/a].[/p][embed guid="aca9456f-9135-4cf7-998c-4cfaa7e231f0" url="https://x.com/WTA/status/2083657745656377423?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]In her first WTA main draw match she advanced past top-seeded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alexandrova-ekaterina/dzbgeEFF/"]Ekaterina Alexandrova[/a], who retired with heat illness with Liutova leading 7-6 (2), 4-6, 5-4.[/p][p]She beat Australian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joint-maya/AqLslEIk/"]Maya Joint[/a] in the second round before knocking off McNally 6-3, 6-4.[/p][p]In Sunday's final she will face either 114th-ranked Czech [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vidmanova-darja/lAVWhl4h/"]Darja Vidmanova[/a] who beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zarazua-renata/6TlRnRze/"]Renata Zarazua[/a] of Mexico [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/vidmanova-d-lAVWhl4h/zarazua-r-6TlRnRze/?mid=8OiriqWO"]6-3, 6-3[/a] in the other semi-final.[/p][p]Vidmanova, 23, will also be playing her first WTA final.[/p]