WTA Mumbai Open Champion Darja Semenistaja.
| Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan
Darja Semenistaja saved a match level earlier than registering a memorable 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-2 victory in opposition to Storm Hunter in the last of the L&T Mumbai Open WTA match at the CCI on Sunday.
The 21-year-old Semenistaja was at her combating greatest proper by means of the two-hour 30-minute contest. It was her sixteenth singles title, and the second in India after the triumph in Bengaluru final month.
For a big a part of the match, it was World No. 3 doubles participant Hunter who recovered each time she was down.
However, main 6-5 in the second set tie-break, Hunter didn’t seal the deal. And when she misplaced the subsequent two factors, Semenistaja broke the door open, smashing a forehand down-the-line winner to drive a decider.
Semenistaja ensured that there was no additional ‘Storm’ as she cruised by means of shedding simply two video games.
For somebody who had recovered from 3-5 down in the first set and had survived 4 set factors earlier than successful it, the 29-year-old Hunter couldn’t discover a second wind.
The champion collected $15,000 and 125 WTA factors whereas the runner-up acquired $8,000 and 81 factors.
In the doubles last, Dalila Jakupovic and Sabrina Santamaria stepped it up in each units to file a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Arianne Hartono and Prarthana Thombare.
The 32-year-old Dalila had misplaced the singles last to Aryna Sabalenka in 2017 at the identical venue.
Prarthana, who made it to her maiden WTA last after having gained 26 doubles titles in the ITF circuit, saved the residence curiosity alive by forging a stable partnership with the free-stroking Arianne.
The doubles champions gained $5000 and 125 factors. The runners-up acquired $2,500 and 81 factors.
The outcomes (finals):
Singles: Darja Semenistaja (Lat) bt Storm Hunter (Aus) 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-2.
Doubles: Dalila Jakupovic (Slo) & Sabrina Santamaria (USA) bt Arianne Hartono (Ned) & Prarthana Thombare 6-4, 6-3.
