Svitolina gatecrashes top 10 after Dubai title


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 26 Feb 2017

Tennis - Dubai Open - Women's Singles Final - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark v Elina Svitolina of Ukraine - Dubai, UAE - 25/2/2017 - Elina Svitolina of Ukraine holds her trophy at the end of the match. REUTERS/Stringer

DUBAI (Reuters) - Seventh seed Elina Svitolina overpowered former world number one Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-2 to claim the Dubai Open on Saturday, the sixth, and biggest, title of her career.

Ukrainian Svitolina, who stopped Angelique Kerber from returning to the top of the rankings by beating the German in Friday's semi-finals, triumphed in one hour 28 minutes.

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