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American teen Ashlyn Krueger did not lose a set the whole event in capturing her first WTA Tour title with a 6-3, 7-6 (6) upset of high seed Zhu Lin on Sunday on the Japan Open in Osaka.
Ranked No. 123 on the planet, Krueger, 19, entered the week with out a main-draw win on exhausting court docket this 12 months and had by no means superior previous a quarterfinal of a WTA occasion.
China’s Zhu, ranked No. 35, grew to become simply the second top-50 participant to lose to the Dallas resident in her younger profession. This was the pair’s first assembly and Krueger’s eleventh main-draw look.
Krueger had the sting in aces, 7-3, and by no means needed to save a break level within the 96-minute match. She broke Zhu on her first service sport of the match, and Zhu was 1-for-2 in saving break factors.
“I think I was very aggressive today, playing a lot of really aggressive tennis and using my serve,” mentioned Krueger, who recorded 28 winners to 13 for her opponent. “I think I just stayed mentally tough the whole time. Lots of aggressive shots and trusting in myself.”
–Field Level Media