Tennis: Estonia’s Kontaveit secures maiden title

Author: Agencies

ROSMALEN: Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit scooped up her first WTA title after beating Natalia Vikhlyantseva of Russia 6-2, 6-3 in Sunday’s Ricoh Open Tennis Tournament final. The 21-year-old from Tallinn, ranked 49th in the world, routed Vikhlyantseva, 20, in just 73 minutes to continue her strong 2017 form. Kontaveit finished runner-up
on clay in Biel in April and has also recorded wins over world number one Angelique Kerber and 2016 French Open champion Garbine Muguruza this season.

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