LINZ, Austria: Jelena Ostapenko powered past Ekaterina Alexandrova in straight sets in the Linz final on Sunday to secure her second WTA title of the year.
The top seed won 6-2, 6-3 in just over an hour to claim the eighth tournament victory of her career.
Latvia’s Ostapenko also won the Adelaide International in January in the build-up to the Australian Open.
This is the first year Ostapenko has lifted multiple titles since 2017, when she famously won the French Open.
“I’m just happy with the way I’m playing this year,” said Ostapenko, 12th in the WTA rankings.
“I think I feel like I’m more mature and more confident with my game, so it even motivates me more to work hard and get back to the top 10.”
It was the second time Ostapenko had met Alexandrova in a WTA final, after a defeat by the Russian in South Korea in 2022.
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Russian Medvedev was chasing a second title in Dubai after he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last four, and the former world number one reached the final without dropping a set.
Griekspoor said after his straight-sets win over Andrey Rublev that he was struggling with a hamstring injury and would have retired had he lost the second set.
“Not how I want to win a final. Hoping the injury for Griekspoor is not too bad and wishing him a speedy recovery,” Medvedev wrote on X.
Ostapenko eases to second WTA title of season in Linz
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Ostapenko eases to second WTA title of season in Linz
- The top seed won 6-2, 6-3 in just over an hour to claim the eighth tournament victory of her career
Medvedev wins Dubai title with walkover
- Russian Medvedev was chasing a second title in Dubai
- “Not how I want to win a final,” he wrote on X
DUBAI: Daniil Medvedev was awarded the Dubai Tennis Championships title after his opponent Tallon Griekspoor withdrew due to an injury he suffered in the semifinals, tournament organizers said on Saturday.
Russian Medvedev was chasing a second title in Dubai after he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last four, and the former world number one reached the final without dropping a set.
Griekspoor said after his straight-sets win over Andrey Rublev that he was struggling with a hamstring injury and would have retired had he lost the second set.
“Not how I want to win a final. Hoping the injury for Griekspoor is not too bad and wishing him a speedy recovery,” Medvedev wrote on X.
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