FILE PHOTO: Tennis - China Open - Women's Singles - Semi-finals - National Tennis Center, Beijing, China - October 5, 2019. Kiki Bertens of Netherlands in action against Ashleigh Barty of Australia. REUTERS/Jason Lee
(Reuters) - Dutch top seed Kiki Bertens beat Croatia's Donna Vekic for the third consecutive time this year with a 7-6(5) 6-2 victory in their round robin match at the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai on Tuesday.
Bertens, playing in her seventh tournament since her U.S. Open third round exit, was pushed to the limit in an absorbing opening set that lasted an hour and 20 minutes, with a number of games going to deuce and plenty of break points available.
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