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Boulter grabbed her first title at the WTA 500
level. Ranked 49th in the world, she is the lowest-ranked player
to snag a WTA 500 title since Liudmila Samsonova did so at the
2021 German Open. Samsonova was ranked 106th at the time.
All five victories Boulter recorded at the San Diego Open came
against top-50 opponents.
Kostyuk led 1-0 in both the second and third sets, but it was
all Boulter from there. The latter saved seven of 11 break
points and overcame 13 double faults. Kostyuk finished with just
one ace.
ATX Open
No. 8 seed Yue Yuan of China upset sixth-seeded countrywoman
Xiyu Wang, recording a 6-4, 7-6 (4) sweep in the final in
Austin, Texas.
It took Yuan 2 hours, 13 minutes to capture her first WTA Tour
title. Although she didn't record an ace, Yuan saved seven of 11
break points and finished with zero double faults. Wang didn't
go away quietly, even when faced with a 6-1 deficit in the
second-set tiebreaker, where it took Yuan four match points to
clinch the victory.
Sunday marked the first WTA final featuring two Chinese
competitors since Wang Qiang took down Zheng Saisai at the
Jiangxi Open in 2018.
--Field Level Media
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