Ostapenko Stuns Sabalenka To Win Stuttgart Open

Jelena Ostapenko hit world number 1 Aryna Sabalenka to triumph nan Stuttgart Open successful stunning fashion.

Ostapenko, who had grounded to triumph successful 3 erstwhile meetings against Sabalenka, took nan lucifer 6-4 6-1.

The Latvian group nan reside pinch a break of service successful nan opening crippled and kept nan unit connected throughout.

Sabalenka was surgery again successful nan first crippled of nan 2nd group earlier dropping service connected a further 2 occasions successful an uncharacteristically error-strewn performance.

Ostapenko raced to triumph successful emphatic style by reeling disconnected 5 games successful a row.

"I'm really happy today," Ostapenko said.

She said to her opponent: "It is awesome to stock nan tribunal pinch you, you are specified a awesome champion."

Ostapenko, 27, besides hit world number 2 Iga Swiatek successful nan quarter-finals.

It is her ninth WTA title and a first connected clay since winning nan French Open successful 2017.

Sabalenka, 26, was making her 4th quality successful nan Stuttgart Open final, having mislaid to Ash Barty successful 2021 and Swiatek successful some 2022 and 2023.

"Congratulations Jelena connected a awesome week. You were a amended subordinate than maine coming and that's it," Sabalenka said.

"It's not for maine each twelvemonth [here] but possibly adjacent year."