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Podoroska, Mertens race mini Porche in Linz

ByJordaan Sanford

Published Nov 12, 2020

Many WTA players have already wrapped up their 2020 season, but for a select handful, the job is not over just yet. Nadia Podoroska, Elise Mertens and more stars are competing hard in Linz and then trading their racquets for mini Porsches.

Go Elise 🏁😆@elise_mertens | #wtalinz #porscheoberösterreich #porschelinzleonding pic.twitter.com/oVyuxkSnLt
— WTA Linz (@WTALinz) November 11, 2020

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After winning their matches on Wednesday, Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova picked up a controller and raced their remote-controlled mini Taycans around the court.

Porsche is one of the WTA International event's biggest sponsors, and the players seem to be enjoying taking their victory laps—except maybe for Kudermetova.

Veronika Kudermetova 🇷🇺 wasn’t very patient with her mini @porsche #Taycan 😆🏎🏁@WTA | #porscheoberösterreich #porschelinzleonding pic.twitter.com/tVjF8h3tEE
— WTA Linz (@WTALinz) November 11, 2020

"I think I am playing tennis better than driving," Kudermetova wrote on Instagram.

The No. 6-seeded Podoroska slipped past Camila Giorgi on Thursday, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 and had the energy to pick up a controller for a couple of spins around the hard court.

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Podoroska, Mertens
race mini Porche
in Linz

Podoroska, Mertens race mini Porche in Linz

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Top seed Aryna Sabalenka also tried her hand at driving after easing past Stefanie Vogele. She's now on six-match win streak.

Podoroska, Mertens
race mini Porche
in Linz

Podoroska, Mertens race mini Porche in Linz

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Podoroska, Sabalenka and Kudermetova have all reached the quarterfinals in Linz.