Svitolina dumps Wozniacki to clinch Toronto title


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 14 Aug 2017

Aug 13, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Elina Svitolina of Ukraine plays a shot against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark(not pictured) during the women's final of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Aviva Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sportsorts

TORONTO (Reuters) - Ukrainian Elina Svitolina capped a remarkable week in Toronto by beating Dane Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-0 at the Rogers Cup on Sunday to capture her tour-leading fifth title of the season.

Fifth seed Svitolina, whose run to the final included wins over Venus Williams, Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza and defending champion Simona Halep, used a strong return game throughout the 77-minute match to beat sixth seed Wozniacki.

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