Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova claimed her first WTA Tour singles title after beating Li Na in Sunday’s final at the AEGON Classic.
The 13th-seeded Rybarikova bageled Li in the first set and won the second set in a tiebreaker to close out a 6-0 7-6(2) victory. The 20-year-old Rybarikova wasn’t broken once in her first WTA singles final and beat the fourth-seeded Li in just 73 minutes.
The Chinese world No.20, who knocked out Maria Sharapova in the semifinals, was hoping for her third WTA title.
Winning the AEGON Classic title, the 58th-ranked Rybarikova took home $37,000.
Additional info: Rybarikova has gained direct entry into the Wimbledon main draw for the first time. Last year, she passed the qualifying, but lost in the opening round.
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