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Ukraine's Elina Svitolina won her first title as a mother, defeating Anna Blinkova of Russia 6-2, 6-3 in the final on Saturday at the Women's Tennis Associations (WTA) event Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.
Once ranked No. 3 in the world, Svitolina entered the tournament ranked No. 508 after taking a year off from competition to give birth to her daughter, Skai.
Elina Svitolina's tweet on May 28, retweeted by Internationaux de Strasbourg, about her victory in the WTA event. /@ElinaSvitolina
This week, Svitolina appeared to return to form, dropping just one set on the way to her 17th career singles title.
Against Blinkova, she converted seven of her 13 break opportunities and won six straight games – the final three of the first set and the first three of the second set – to take control of the 94-minute match.
It was the first win for Svitolina since her 2021 victory in Chicago. Blinkova was looking for her second career victory.
Arthur Fils of France holds the trophy after winning the ATP event in Lyon, France, May 27, 2023. /CFP
In Lyon, French teenager Arthur Fils became the youngest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) winner of the year by defeating Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-3, 7-5 in the final on Saturday.
Ranked 28th in the world, Cerundolo is considered a clay-court specialist, but he faltered periodically throughout the one-hour-and-36-minute match, and Fils was able to take advantage of his mistakes, ultimately sealing in the win on his first match point and celebrating in front of an enthusiastic home crowd.
Fils, 18, is the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP event in 2023, the youngest French player to win a title since 2005, and the youngest player ever to win this tournament. The victory allowed him to go from a 112 ranking to breaking into the top 100 for the first time at 63.
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