CINCINNATI, United States— Ashleigh Barty won her
fifth title of the season on Sunday, dominating Swiss wild card Jil Teichmann
6-3, 6-1 at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters.
اضافة اعلان
The Australian, who will keep a firm grip on the number one
ranking as the August 30 start of the US Open approaches, took control mid-way
through the opening set and was never truly threatened.
Teichmann, ranked 76th, reached the final with defeats of
three Top 12 players including four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka, fourth
seed Karolina Pliskova and Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic of Switzerland.
But she had no answers as Wimbledon champion Barty stretched
her
WTA Tour-leading match win tally this season to 40.
Barty played a near-impeccable match against a first-time
Masters-level finalist, losing serve only once as she served for victory.
The top seed quickly corrected course, breaking Teichmann
back in the final game to clinch the title in 71 minutes.
Barty, who didn't drop a set all week, said she hadn't
expected her run to the title to be so seamless after she had played only the
Olympics since Wimbledon.
"I think being able to come through and play a really
clean week and walk away with the title is probably not what I really expected
of myself, but (it's) certainly nice," she told
Tennis Channel after a
match in which she fired eight aces and broke Teichmann five times, facing just
two break points herself.
The double Grand Slam champion will on Monday start her 83rd
consecutive week in the number one spot.
The win in her 19th career singles final gave Barty a 13th
trophy, including seven from her last eight finals appearances.
Read more
Sports
.jpg)
.jpg)
