STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Elena Rybakina eased to her third title of the season on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk within the ultimate of the Porsche Grand Prix.
Rybakina, the world No. 4-ranked participant who defeated top-ranked Iga Świątek within the semifinals, saved the three break factors she confronted and took 4 from six alternatives to win in 1 hour, 9 minutes.
It’s Rybakina’s tour-leading twenty sixth win of the 12 months. The Stuttgart title comes after wins in Adelaide and Abu Dhabi this season. The Kazakh participant’s earlier clay-court wins have been in Rome in 2023 and Bucharest in 2019.
The Twenty seventh-ranked Kostyuk was underneath strain from the beginning as Rybakina broke her serve and sealed the primary set in simply half-hour.
Kostyuk had shocked herself together with her run to the ultimate, together with three consecutive wins over top-10 gamers Zheng Qinwen, Coco Gauff and Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova. Kostyuk saved 5 match factors towards Zheng within the spherical of 16.
It was Kostyuk’s third ultimate. She received her maiden title in Austin final 12 months, and was runner-up in San Diego final month.
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