Diana Shnaider overwhelmed Katie Boulter within the last of the Hong Kong Open.
Shnaider, the event high seed, stormed via the British No 1, dominating as she took a straight-sets victory 6-1 6-2.
Shnaider opened strongly, racing forward to 5-0 within the first set earlier than Boulter might even maintain her first service recreation.
She sealed that with a great backhand landed throughout the courtroom.
However Boulter continued to wrestle within the subsequent set. Within the opening recreation of the second, with the Briton serving, Shnaider pressured her option to deuce and stored the stress on Boulter, finally forcing one other break of serve.
Diana Shnaider has received 4 WTA titles this season (Photograph: Related Press)
That left Boulter struggling towards the tide and Shnaider continued remorselessly to punish her service recreation, delivering a second break within the second set.
Boulter clawed a recreation her option to keep away from a bagel, although Shnaider was so decided she bashed her racket on the courtroom in frustration at not breaking the Briton but once more.
Shnaider blazed an ace previous Boulter to place herself 5-1 up within the second set. Urgent the Briton onerous, she reached championship level towards the Briton’s serve, however Boulter managed to steer herself via that recreation.
However the 20-year-old Shnaider wouldn’t be denied, hanging winners previous Boulter to safe her fourth WTA title this season in imperious trend.
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