Siniakova captures first WTA title
Czech Katerina Siniakova overcame Alison Riske in the Shenzhen Open final, winning her first WTA Tour title.
Katerina Siniakova claimed her maiden WTA Tour title with a straight-sets win over Alison Riske in the Shenzhen Open final.
The talented Czech recorded a 6-3 6-4 victory over Riske in the decider in China on Saturday.
In her third final, it marked a first title for 20-year-old Siniakova, while it made it back-to-back defeats for Riske in Shenzhen deciders.
Riske has also lost four consecutive finals as her wait for a second title – and first since 2014 – continues.
"It was a really great week for me and I'm so glad I won this time because this match was really tough for me," Siniakova said.
"I think I didn't play my best but I'm so happy that I did it."
Siniakova had won the only previous meeting between the pair, but she fell behind to an early break.
However, from 2-1 down, Siniakova reeled off four straight games before serving out the set.
She eased into a 4-1 lead in the second set before Riske fought back, but Siniakova closed out her victory.