Tennis-Russian Alexandrova claims Seoul crown with win over Ostapenko

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - WTA Masters 1000 - Madrid Open - Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - May 5, 2022 Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova in action during her semi final match against Tunisia's Ons Jabeur REUTERS/Juan Medina

(Reuters) - Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova registered a 7-6(4) 6-0 victory against top seed Jelena Ostapenko, who suffered a foot injury during the match, in the final of the Korea Open on Sunday to clinch her third WTA title.

It was the second title of the season for the 27-year-old Alexandrova, who is ranked 24th in the world and was seeded second in the WTA 250 event in Seoul.