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Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia battled China’s Qinwen Zheng for 2 hours and 51 minutes earlier than rising with the WTA Elite Trophy championship on Sunday in Zhuhai, China.
Haddad Maia, the eighth seed, topped the seventh-seeded Zheng 7-6 (11), 7-6 (4) within the longest tour-level straight-sets match this season. Yuan Yue wanted 2:49 to defeat Marie Bouzkova within the Seoul quarterfinals.
Zheng had a 9-1 benefit in aces, but in addition had extra double faults, 6-2. Zheng saved 5 of eight break factors in opposition to two of 5 for Haddad Maia.
It was the primary assembly between Zheng — who noticed her eight-match win streak finish — and Haddad Maia, who didn’t drop a set within the occasion. Zheng had gained the occasion in Zhengzhou, China, two weeks in the past.
Haddad Maia not solely earned her third WTA Tour profession singles victory on Sunday, she additionally gained the doubles title as the highest seed with Veronika Kudermetova of Russia. They defeated No. 2 seeds Miyu Kato of Japan and Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia, 6-3, 6-3.
–Field Level Media