China Xiyu Wang entered the tournament Canton her first victory in a final on the WTA circuit by eliminating the Pole Magda Linettefirst favorite, for 6-0 and 6-2.
Left-handed, 22 years old and ranked 88th, Wang gave his rival no options in the first set and few in the second. Her aggressiveness dismantled Linette, the 27th world player who was also looking for her first circuit title. Both have met once, with the Pole winning in the quarterfinals of the Hua Hin tournament in 2020.
The Chinese also showed great confidence in his first serve, which allowed him to always take the initiative. With an 84 percent success rate on her initial serve, she didn’t allow Linette any break opportunities in the first set and just one break in the second, although it only helped her level at two games.
The Pole’s reaction after receiving medical attention before breaking Wang’s serve to make it 2-2 in the second set faded after the fifth game. The Chinese, who added 28 wins to his rival’s eight, stepped up the pace of the match and secured the victory after eighty minutes of play.
Source: La Verdad
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