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The dominance continued Sunday as Mertens won
63 percent of the total points (57 of 91), converted six of 11
break points and won 74 percent of the points on her first
serve, compared to 40 percent for Paolini, during the 70-minute
match.
Jiangxi Open
Katerina Siniakova overcame three match points, seven double
faults and a first-set thumping to defeat third-seeded Marie
Bouzkova to win the all-Czech final 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) in
Nanchang, China.
The match between the countrywomen lasted three hours, 33
minutes, making it the longest WTA final in 2023. The second set
alone was one hour, 40 minutes.
After Siniakova fought off one championship point in the second
set to even the match, she found herself down again in the
third, trailing 5-3 and staring at two more match points. She
won that game, then the next two, to serve for the title at 6-5.
Bouzkova broke serve to set up the tiebreak.
Transylvania Open
Tamara Korpatsch of Germany won her first career WTA title,
defeating home-country favorite 6-3, 6-4 in Cluj-Napoca,
Romania.
It was the first tour final for the 28-year-old Korpatsch, who
needed one hour, 52 minutes to get the win.
Ruse got off to a 3-0 lead in the first set, but Korpatsch took
control by winning six straight games to close out the set. She
converted six of 10 break chances on the day against Ruse, a
wild-card entry into the tournament.
--Field Level Media
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