Belarus top seed tennis player Aryna Sabalenka triumphed at Shenzhen Open by defeating American Alison Riske.
This is the third title for the Belarusian.
That’s the title for @sabalenkaA !
Gets 2019 off to the best start with the @ShenzhenOpenWTA title!
Beats Riske 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-3!#ShenzhenOpen pic.twitter.com/RfjZGHbyb1
— WTA (@WTA) January 5, 2019
Sabalenka staged a 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 victory over three-time finalist Riske in Saturday’s final.
“Coach, thanks for all! We’ve done a great job,” Belarusian thanked her coach Dmitry Tursunov after the match.
On her road to the victory at the season-opening Shenzhen Open Aryna Sabalenka ousted German Tatjana Maria and Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova. Next, Sabalenka defeated Maria Sharapova who was forced to retire injured in 6-1, 4-2 defeat.
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In the semifinals, the Belarusian player left no chance to home favorite Wang Yafan, 6-2, 6-1.
Lift that 🏆 , @SabalenkaA !
You’re the @ShenzhenOpenWTA champion!#ShenzhenOpen pic.twitter.com/Hi9Nxjl7Xv
— WTA (@WTA) January 5, 2019
The victory at Shenzhen Open helped Sabalenka add 220 points and move very close to Daria Kasatkina, who is now closing Top 10 of the women’s WTA ranking.