Teenager Dayana Yastremska wins maiden WTA Tour title
Teenager Dayana Yastremska dispatched Wang Qiang in the Hong Kong Open final to win her first WTA Tour trophy.
The 18-year-old dropped only three games as she brushed the Chinese star aside with a 6-2, 6-1 victory in one hour and five minutes.
Dayana Yastremska has done it! 👏😀 She claims her first WTA title at the @HKTennisOpen!
Gets the victory over Wang 6-2, 6-1! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/nbIMeJc9dv
— WTA (@WTA) October 14, 2018
Qiang came into the final as the form player as she won the Zhengzhou Open and reached three other semi-finals, but she was blown away by the Ukrainian youngster.
Yastremska broke twice at the backend of the first set and then raced into a 4-0 lead in the second before Qiang managed to get one break back, but the teenager hit back immediately and then served it out.
Yastremska – "Thank you Hong Kong! I want to stay!" 👏😁 pic.twitter.com/xjyxa6Z9k5
— WTA (@WTA) October 14, 2018
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