Tennis-Unseeded Ostapenko shocks world number one Sabalenka in Stuttgart final

Tennis - WTA 500 - Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix - Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany - April 21, 2025 Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in action during the final against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) -Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko crushed world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-1 on Monday to win the claycourt title in Stuttgart for her first singles trophy of the year.

It was the Latvian's first title on clay since her 2017 French Open Grand Slam victory while Sabalenka has now lost four finals on Stuttgart's clay after losing the showcase match in 2021-23.