SEOUL, South Korea — High-seeded Iga Świątek overcame a poor first set to beat No. 2-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 1-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 and win the Korea Open on Sunday.
Świątek dropped her personal serve 5 occasions, was edged out 6-2 in aces, had 9 double-faults and even received fewer factors than Alexandrova throughout a good contest at Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Heart lasting shut to 3 hours.
Even Świątek couldn’t imagine how she did it.
“To begin with, I need to congratulate Ekaterina for an incredible week and an incredible last,” mentioned the No. 2-ranked Świątek. “Actually, I don’t know the way I received it since you have been taking part in nice and I simply tried to remain alive.”
She praised the efficiency of No. 11-ranked Alexandrova, who got here out blazing to take the primary set in half-hour.
“Hopefully we’re going to play extra finals as a result of it’s all the time powerful in opposition to you,” Świątek mentioned. “However it’s additionally entertaining.”
Świątek’s huge expertise noticed her by.
It was the six-time Grand Slam champion’s third title of the yr and twenty fifth general. The 24-year-old Pole received the Cincinnati Open title final month and clinched her first Wimbledon title in July.
She improved to 25-5 general in WTA finals and in addition chalked off a private milestone.
“I’m comfortable that I might win right here due to the household historical past,” she mentioned. “My dad couldn’t win the Olympics (right here) however at the least I received this match. So hopefully he’s going to return subsequent yr to get pleasure from every thing.”
Tomasz Świątek, her father, competed as a rower for Poland on the 1988 Summer time Video games in Seoul.
