Spain’s Garbine Muguruza claimed her first WTA Finals title on Wednesday, defeating Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-3 7-5 in Guadalajara, Mexico. WTA Finals: Garbine Muguruza beats Anett Kontaveit in straight units to win title (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSSpain’s Garbine Muguruza claimed her first WTA Finals titleMuguruz grew to become the primary Spaniard to win the WTA FinalsMuguruza additionally grew to become the oldest champion since Serena WilliamsGarbine Muguruza made mild work of Anett Kontaveit to register a 6-3, 7-5 victory over the Estonian star to win the WTA Finals title for the primary time in her profession and enhance her document taking part in in Mexico at 14 wins and two losses.
Muguruza, who received back-to-back titles in Monterrey in northern Mexico in 2018 and 2019, grew to become the primary Spaniard to win the ladies´s season-ending match.”I remember when (WTA CEO Steve Simon) and I were in the U.S. Open and he told me that Guadalajara could be a possibility for the Finals and I was like ‘Oh my God, I have to make it,’ and look now, we’re here,” stated Muguruza, earlier than hoisting the Billie Jean King Trophy in entrance of an adoring crowd.”For me it was a dream come true to play here.”It was Muguruza’s fourth look on the season-ending finals and her first within the championship match. Her win gave Spain its first-ever WTA Finals title and can see her finish the yr because the world quantity three when the rankings are up to date on Monday.She received in Chicago final month and defeated Czech Barbora Krejcikova in March’s Dubai last for her largest title since selecting up her second main title at Wimbledon in 2017.Earlier, Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova defeated Hsie Su-wei and Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Finals doubles title undefeated. Krejcikova and Siniakova received titles at Roland Garros and Madrid, and the gold medal on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.The WTA Finals have been performed in Guadalajara for this yr solely, with the occasion scheduled to return in 2022 to Shenzhen, China.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.