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Wozniacki wins 30th title with China Open victory
BEIJING, Oct 7, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Australian Open champion Caroline
Wozniacki won her 30th WTA singles title as she beat Latvia’s Anastasija
Sevastova 6-3, 6-3 in the China Open final on Sunday.
The Danish world number two was impressive all week in Beijing, never
dropping a set and rarely looking troubled, sealing her spot in the WTA
Finals Singapore in the process.
The 28-year-old Wozniacki, who won the China Open in 2010, was once more
imperious against the 20th-ranked Sevastova, who briefly retired from tennis
in May 2013 with injury.
Wozniacki, whose form has been patchy in the second half of the year, was
ruthless on her serve and wrapped up the first set with an overhead smash to
underline her superiority.
Top seed Juan Martin del Potro will be strong favourite when he faces
unseeded Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili in the men’s final later Sunday.
BSS/AFP/ARS/1633 hrs