No. 5 seed Daria Kasatkina jumped out to an early lead, then needed to rally to defeat fellow Russian Mirra Andreeva 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 on the Ningbo Open in China on Sunday.
Kasatkina cruised via the primary set, capitalizing on 4 Andreeva double faults and breaking her serve 3 times. And whereas Andreeva did not clear up her service points within the second set, her three breaks of Kasatkina led her to win that set.
Andreeva rode the momentum to a 3-0 lead within the third set, however Kasatkina broke the teenager’s subsequent two serves to go up a break and finally serve out for the win within the one hour, 54-minute match.
For Kasatkina, the title is the eighth of her profession, with six of them approaching onerous courts.
Japan Open
Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands received her first WTA Tour title, defeating Kimberly Birrell 6-0, 6-4 in an all-qualifier closing in Osaka.
Lamens turned the second qualifier to win on tour in 2024 and the primary to realize a victory in Osaka since Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan did it in 2017. Birrell, of Australia, additionally was in search of her profession tour win.
Each gamers had a busy day, pressured to play their semifinal matches, too, after rain pressured postponement on Saturday.
Within the semis, Lamens defeated seventh-seeded Diane Parry of France 6-2, 6-4. Birrell topped home-country favourite Aoi Ito 6-4, 6-3.
The 73-minute closing was the primary assembly between Lamens and Birrell.
–Area Degree Media
