Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, seeded number three, was crowned champion of the Seoul WTA, played on a hard court, after defeating the main favorite, Russian Daria Kasatkina, in the final, 1-6, 6-4 and 6- 1.
Haddad Maia was clearly defeated in the first round thanks to the excellent service performance of his rival, who signed 89% of the first serves and won 88% of them. Without giving the South American any break points, his effectiveness in converting two breaking balls in his favor allowed him to take the lead.
The second set didn’t start well for the Brazilian, who served for the first time. However, he managed to equalize in the sixth game, taking advantage of his first break point of the entire match. He had a chance to break Kasatkina again in the ninth, but didn’t; and in the tenth Haddad Maia finished to close the set in his favor.
In the third and final game, despite the fact that the Sao Paulo racket showed a careful percentage of 45% of first serves, it won the remaining blank in the fourth game and avoided three breaking balls in the fifth. After breaking again in the sixth, he closed out the fight in the next giving his opponent no chance.
In this way she won her fourth title on the WTA circuit, the second on this surface after winning the tournament held in the city of Zhuhai in China in 2023. She has also previously won, on grass, in Nottingham and Birmingham in 2022.
Source: La Verdad
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