World No 1 Iga Swiatek landed her 13th career title as she beat Australian Open champion and world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets to record her second successive Stuttgart Open victory on Sunday.
Poland's Swiatek swatted aside her Belarusian opponent 6-3, 6-4 on the clay in a perfect rehearsal for her French Open title defence next month.
The US Open champion continued her dominance over her rivals on clay, breaking Sabalenka's serve late in the first set and again in the first game of the second to secure the win in rerun of last year's final.
It was Sabalenka's third straight loss in the Stuttgart final. Swiatek is the first player to win back-to-back titles at the tournament since Angelique Kerber in 2015 and 2016.
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