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Iga Swiatek has announced that she will donate her prize money as the runner-up at WTA Ostrava in support of a Polish mental health charity. Barbora Krejcikova, who won in Tallinn, Estonia last week, made it back-to-back titles on the WTA Tour as she clinched a thrilling 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 victory in the showpiece match.
Czech Barbora Krejcikova edged world number one Iga Swiatek in the duel between French Open champions in Ostrava on Sunday (Oct 9) to continue her late flourish in an injury-hit season.
(Reuters) - Czech Barbora Krejcikova edged world number one Iga Swiatek in the duel between French Open champions in Ostrava on Sunday to continue her late flourish in an injury-hit season.
The world number 23 triumphed 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to add the Czech trophy to her victory in Tallinn last weekend. Krejcikova's success snapped French and US Open champion Swiatek's 10-final win streak and gave the 26-year-old Czech a fifth career singles title.
Barbora Krejčíková ended Iga Świątek’s 10-final win streak with an impressive victory at the Ostrava Open.
Barbora Krejcikova made it back-to-back titles on the WTA Tour as she beat world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in a thrilling Ostrava Open final. Czech Krejcikova was a popular winner in her home country as she came from a set down to beat Swiatek 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3.
French and US Open champion Swiatek won 7-6 (7/5), 2-6, 6-4 and equalled Caroline Wozniacki, the last player to win 60 matches in a single season in 2017. The 21-year-old Pole's two-hour and 38-minute win also gave her a 10th successive victory and a spot in her eighth final of the year.
OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek racked up her 60th win of the season on Saturday with a three-set victory over Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the Ostrava WTA final.