World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka was handed a 6-4 6-1 loss by the hands of Jelena Ostapenko within the Stuttgart ultimate, giving the unseeded participant her first singles title of 2025.
The match was Sabalenka’s fourth ultimate defeat in a row on the Stuttgart clay courtroom, being damaged from the primary sport as Ostapenko asserted her domination.
Ostapenko had additionally ousted world No 2 Iga Swiatek on the way in which to dealing with Sabalenka within the ultimate and the victory marks her first over the Belarusian.
The world No 24 secured the primary set 6-4 after break factors for each gamers earlier than crushing Sabalenka 6-1 within the second by successful 16 out of 18 factors, breaking the world No 1 twice, and cruising right into a 5-1 lead.
The Belarusian then gifted Ostapenko two match factors from which she wrapped up the victory with a silky forehand on her second serve.
The win is Ostapenko’s ninth WTA Tour title and her first title on clay since her Roland Garros win in 2017.
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Brits Jack Draper, Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal return to motion on the Madrid Open, whereas Novak Djokovic might be taking part in underneath the watchful eye of coach Andy Murray.
The largest names in tennis might be competing for the ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 titles.
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