Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara—GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
Spanish star Garbine Muguruza won her first-ever WTA Finals title on Wednesday in Guadalajara, Mexico, defeating inform Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5.
Needing one hour and 38 minutes to claim her crown, Muguruza hit two aces, won 69 percent of her first serve points and broke serve on five occasions. Improving to 3-2 against Kontaveit in lifetime meetings, Muguruza claimed her 10th career title in front of a supportive crowd.
The 28-year-old also owns two Grand Slam titles – at the French Open and Wimbledon.
Kontaveit, who was the most inform player coming into Guadalajara, defeated Maria Sakkari and Karolina Pliskova earlier in the event. The 25-year-old owns five career titles.
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Nitto ATP Finals—Turin, Italy
Round Robin Results:
(1) Novak Djokovic Defeats (5) Andrey Rublev 63 62
(8) Casper Ruud Defeats (10) Cameron Norrie 16 63 64
