Belinda Bencic beat Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Adelaide International women’s title, her sixth on the WTA Tour.
The 13th-ranked Swiss player took barely an hour to beat the
eighth-ranked Kasatkina.
Bencic converted five of her seven break points and won
almost double the amount of points than the Russian, who had been impressive in
reaching the semifinals before both women had walkovers to advance to the
final.
It was the first tournament win for the reigning Olympic
champion with new coach Dmitry Tursunov.
“It’s our first title together, sure it’s not the last one,
I feel like we’re just starting so thanks a lot,” Bencic said.
In the men’s title match, Soonwoo Kwon, who lost in
qualifying but was a late call-up to the main draw due to an injury withdrawal,
beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4).
The South Korean player was down 2-0 in the final set and
had two break points against him before he recovered for the victory.
“So many people are watching in TV in Korea, thanks to the
fans in here, supporting me,” Kwon said. -AP