Denmark’s Clara Tauson picked up her maiden WTA title with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Swiss qualifier Viktorija Golubic in the final of the Lyon Open in France on Sunday.
Tauson, 18, racked up seven aces in the one-hour, 29-minute victory, staving off five of eight break points along the way.
Currently ranked 139th in the world, Tauson also won her only previous meeting against Golubic 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in January.
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Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur enjoyed a strong start, topping Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-3 as main draw play began in the United Arab Emirates.
American Coco Gauff posted a 7-6 (3), 2-6, 7-6 (8) win over Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova in a 2-hour, 41-minute match.
Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, France’s Alize Cornet, Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova and Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic also advanced out of the round of 64.
–Field Level Media
