No. 1 seed Elina Svitolina collected her first title in nearly two years on Sunday, hoisting the trophy at the WTA 250 Open Capfinances Rouen Métropole.
Ukraine’s Svitolina topped No. 3 seed Olga Danilovic of Serbia 6-4, 7-6(8) in a closely-contested 1-hour and 58-minute final on the indoor clay of Rouen, France.
In the thrilling conclusion of the second set, Svitolina saved two set points down 6-4 in the tiebreak before she converted her fourth championship point to prevail.
With the win, Svitolina extends her incredible record in WTA singles finals. The former World No. 3 has reached 22 finals in her career at tour-level, and she has taken the title on 18 of those occasions.
Back in the winner’s circle: In May of 2023, less than two months into her comeback from maternity leave, Svitolina picked up the Strasbourg title. But before this week, she had not added to her title count after that.
In fact, she had only reached one final since then: a runner-up showing at Auckland in January of 2024, where she lost a close three-set battle to Coco Gauff.
But in her Rouen tournament debut, it all came together for Svitolina, who clinched the crown without dropping a set all week. Seven of her 18 titles have come on clay courts.
More to come…
Source: https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4251946/top-seed-svitolina-triumphs-in-rouen-wins-first-title-in-nearly-two-years
