FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2019. Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova reacts after winning her second round match against Australia's Samantha Stosur. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
(Reuters) - Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova captured her maiden WTA singles title at the Shenzhen Open on Saturday, powering past Elena Rybakina 6-2 6-4 in the final.
The fifth seed, playing in only her second WTA title clash and first since Linz in 2018, breezed through the first set and staved off a potential comeback from her Kazakh opponent in the next to become the first tour champion of 2020.
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