Tennis-Sakkari beats Dolehide to win Guadalajara title

Tennis - WTA 1000 - Guadalajara Open - Panamerican Tennis Center, Guadalajara, Mexico - September 23, 2023 Greece's Maria Sakkari celebrates with the trophy after winning her final match against Caroline Dolehide of the U.S. REUTERS/Henry Romero

(Reuters) -Maria Sakkari of Greece ended American Caroline Dolehide's fairytale run in the Guadalajara Open final on Saturday to win her first WTA 1000 crown and end a four-year title drought.

Second seed Sakkari powered past Dolehide, who is ranked 111th in the world, for a 7-5 6-3 victory to capture her second career title, ending the week without dropping a set.