Ashleigh Barty (Photo Credit: AP)
World No.1 Ash Barty received her third WTA title this yr with a Stuttgart closing win over Aryna Sabalenka.
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- Last Updated:April 25, 2021, 20:39 IST
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World primary Ashleigh Barty earned her third WTA title this yr by defeating Aryna Sabalenka within the closing of Stuttgart’s clay-court event on Sunday. After profitable in Miami and a pre-Australian Open occasion in Melbourne on onerous court docket, Barty added the Stuttgart title, her first event on clay this season, because the 2019 French Open winner gears up for Roland Garros subsequent month. A day after her twenty fifth birthday, the Australian rallied from dropping the primary set to declare a 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 over Sabalenka, who wanted a medical time-out after the second set for a leg harm.
“Get wholesome, get nicely – you’ll be again very quickly,” Barty wished Sabalenka at the end of an “incredible week” for the Australian, who then performed the doubles closing with accomplice Jennifer Brady.
Despite enjoying the third set together with her proper leg strapped, Sabalenka even broke Barty at 3-1 within the decider, however in the end failed to add Stuttgart to January’s triumph in Abu Dhabi.
The 22-year-old mentioned she hopes to be match for the clay-court event in Madrid, which begins Thursday.
“I gave it my all even with the harm, however she performed very well,” said Sabalenka, who first felt the adductor tighten at the end of the opening set.
“I gave her the opportunity and she took it, she’s playing really well on clay, it suits her game.
“I hoped the medical time-out would help me. I am just happy that I was able to play on.”
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