We don't see titles successfully defended that often, but today, Elina Svitolina was the exception, winning her second Baku Cup title in two years. The 19-year-old from Ukraine defeated Bojana Jovanovski 6-1, 7-6 in the final. Winning the doubles title were Alexandra Panova and Heather Watson upst 3rd seeds Raluca Olaru and Shahar Peer 6-2, 7-6.
Meanwhile, Peng Shuai moved a step closer to winning a "real" WTA title. She defeated Liu Fangszhou 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in today's Nanchang final. The 18-year-old Liu, ranked number 422 in the world when she entered the tournament, has impressed all week. Peng, it should be noted, entered the final following her victory in a three-hour and 22-minute semifinal.
Chuang ChiJung and Junri Nanigata won the doubles championship by defeating Chin-Wei han and Yi-Fan Xu 7-6, 6-3 in the final.
The Zhonghong Jiangxi International Women's Open is a WTA 125K Series event.
2 comments:
I don't know about places like Baku where as far as I can see-I don't see anyone. How do tournament officials keep tournaments afloat when no one comes to see them? I mean there was a smattering of people there, but unless there were more people way, way, up beyond the camera, then it was quite a meager showing for a final. I remember the same thing last year.
That's a good question. Obviously, there should be a different type of marketing done, but beyond that, I don't know the answer. I know that the area is kind of sports-oriented, so something is missing.
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