Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko crushed world primary Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-1 on Monday to win the claycourt title in Stuttgart for her first singles trophy of the 12 months.
Sabalenka, in her fourth ultimate on Stuttgart’s clay after shedding the showcase match in 2021-23, was no match for her opponent’s fierce baseline energy whereas additionally struggling along with her first serve.
In her first claycourt event since final 12 months’s French Open, the Belarusian was damaged within the very first recreation.
World quantity 24 Ostapenko, who additionally ousted world quantity two Iga Swiatek earlier within the event, earned one other three break factors at 4-2 however couldn’t convert any of them with the Belarusian hanging on.
Sabalenka lastly carved out her first break solely to be damaged straight again earlier than Ostapenko clinched the primary set.
Within the second set the pair traded early breaks however the Latvian powered by way of, profitable 16 of 18 factors to interrupt Sabalenka twice and race to a 5-1 lead.
One other erratic Sabelenka service recreation handed Ostapenko two match factors and made certain of her first singles title when she fired a sensational crosscourt forehand winner on a second serve.
