Wuhan Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats Zheng Qinwen to win third title in a row

Aryna Sabalenka turned the primary participant to win the Wuhan Open thrice with a hard-fought victory over Zheng Qinwen within the remaining on Sunday.

The 26-year-old Belarusian participant was taken in three units by China’s Zheng within the Australian Open remaining this yr, the place he gained once more.

Sabalenka gained her fourth girls’s singles title of the yr 6-3 5-7 6-3 and is unbeaten in Wuhan.

“That sounds loopy,” she stated. “This place actually appears like dwelling.

“I’m certain that we are going to nonetheless play many finals towards one another.”

High seed Sabalenka took the opening set in simply 38 minutes, however Zheng mounted her comeback within the nick of time to drive a decider.

There, Zheng discovered himself 3-0 down, and when he received two video games again, he misplaced his serve once more as Sabalenka broke for a 5-2 lead.

The world quantity two failed to interrupt out of the match as Zheng went to like, however finally wrapped up his seventeenth profession title together with his third match level.

Contemporary off Olympic gold medalist Zheng, who turned the primary Chinese language participant to succeed in a WTA 1000 remaining, has now misplaced all 4 of her conferences towards the three-time Grand Slam champion.

“Subsequent time I shall be higher,” he stated.

Sabalenka is now unbeaten in 17 matches in a row in Wuhan, breaking Petra Kvitova’s file for many wins on the match.

The win added to a profitable yr wherein he gained the Australian Open and the US Open and appeared in seven singles finals.