Alexandrova beats Rybakina in final to claim her maiden WTA

Ekaterina Alexandrova won her first WTA Tour title as she defeated Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-2 in Shenzhen Open final on Saturday.

fifth-seeded Alexandrova lost just one set this week in Shenzhen and extended her winning streak to 10 straight matches.

Alexandrova was playing only her second WTA Tour final and first since Linz in 2018.

For Rybakina, it was her third final in six months. She also lost to Rebecca Peterson in Nanchang tournament before going down at last hurdle in Shenzhen on Saturday.

It was also first WTA Tour match between two players although Alexandrova won an exhibition match against Rybakina in Czech Republic recently.

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