Swiatek wins China Open for fifth title 0f 2023
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E-mail Xinhua, October 9, 2023
World No. 2 Iga Swiatek beat unseeded Liudmila Samsonova in a lopsided final to win the China Open women's singles title on Sunday.
The second-seeded Pole, who had lost only one set en route to the final at the tournament, broke her Russian opponent four times, twice in each set, to seal the match 6-2, 6-2 in just 69 minutes.
Samsonova, who said her run to the final left her low on energy, produced an error-strewn performance, hitting three aces, but also making six double faults and 38 unforced errors throughout the match.
Swiatek, meanwhile, hit no aces, but made no double faults and only four unforced errors.
The Pole earned her first match point with a punishing forehand, before sealing the win when Samsonova sent a drop shot into the net.
