Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-01-11 17:30:30
WELLINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Top-seeded Elina Svitolina claimed her 19th WTA title Sunday, defeating China's Wang Xinyu 6-3, 7-6(8) in the ASB Classic final in Auckland, New Zealand.
The 31-year-old Ukrainian saved all four break points faced, won 74 percent of first-serve points, and broke Wang at 4-2 for the only break of the match before sealing the second-set tiebreak.
Svitolina ended a four-match skid from late 2025 due to injury with a five-match winning streak at the WTA 250 event.
"It definitely feels amazing to win another title, especially after a not very pleasant end of the year for me," Svitolina said on court after the match that lasted one hour and 42 minutes.
The seventh seeded Wang, 24, reached her second career final after beating the Philippines' Alexandra Eala in the semifinals on Saturday.
She previously reached a WTA final on grass in Berlin last June, before losing to Czech player Marketa Vondrousova. ■