Aryna Sabalenka grew to become the primary participant to win the Wuhan Open thrice with a hard-fought win over Zheng Qinwen in Sunday’s last.
The 26-year-old Belarusian was taken to a few units by China’s Zheng in an exciting rematch of this 12 months’s Australian Open last, wherein she additionally claimed victory.
Sabalenka clinched her fourth ladies’s singles title of the 12 months 6-3 5-7 6-3 and stays undefeated in Wuhan.
“That sounds loopy,” she stated. “This place positively appears like house.
“I’m fairly certain we’re going to play many extra finals towards each other.”
High seed Sabalenka took the opening set in simply 38 minutes, however Zheng mounted her comeback in a gripping second to pressure a decider.
There, Zheng discovered herself 3-0 down, and whereas she pulled two video games again, misplaced her serve once more as Sabalenka broke for a 5-2 lead.
The world quantity two didn’t serve out the match as Zheng broke again to like, however lastly wrapped up her seventeenth profession title on her third championship level.
Reigning Olympic gold medallist Zheng, who grew to become the primary Chinese language participant to succeed in a WTA 1000 last, has now misplaced all 4 of her conferences towards the three-time Grand Slam champion.
“Subsequent time I can be higher,” she stated.
Sabalenka is now unbeaten in 17 consecutive matches in Wuhan, breaking Petra Kvitova’s report for essentially the most on the match.
The win provides to a profitable 12 months wherein she gained each the Australian Open and US Open and appeared in seven singles finals.
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