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Anisimova, who ended fellow American Coco Gauff’s title defense
in the semifinals, sealed the match with a backhand winner down
the line and fell on her back as she won the trophy for the
first time.
Her rival gave her a tough challenge but ran out of steam in the
closing stages of their encounter, which lasted one hour and 46
minutes.
“It was a super tough match, I really had to dig deep,”
Anisimova said.
Anisimova, the runner-up at both the U.S. Open and Wimbledon
this year who has risen to No. 4 in the world rankings, claimed
her second WTA 1000 title of the season. She also won in Doha in
February.
The 20-year-old Noskova had saved three match points in the
semifinals to become the youngest Czech player to advance this
far at a WTA 1000 event since the format was introduced in 2009.
Anisimova needed just 23 minutes to take the opening set after
converting all three break points. Noskova forced a decider
after breaking Anisimova at the start of the second set. The
American player then raised her game and won the last four
games.
Anisimova became the third American player to capture the trophy
after Serena Williams (2004, 2013) and Gauff.
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