China Open | Swiatek crowned champion, Korda surprises Medvedev

(Beijing) Iga Swiatek, second seed, won the final of the China Open 6-2, 6-2 against Liudmila Samsonova on Sunday.

She thus obtained a fifth title this season, a peak at the WTA.

Swiatek’s triumph earns him a 16^e career title, on his first visit to China.

In 2023, she also won at Roland-Garros, Doha, Stuttgart and Warsaw.

The Pole excelled on serve, not allowing any break points.

Samsonova committed six double faults, while her rival committed none.

Swiatek, who had four breaks, won when the Russian sent a drop shot into the net after 69 minutes.

Korda eliminates Medvedev in Shanghai

In the third round of the Shanghai Masters, Sebastian Korda surprised Daniil Medvedev, third in the world, 7-6 (8), 6-2.

Korda, 26^e top seed, was combative in saving three set points to win a thrilling deadlock break.

Medvedev didn’t seem like the player who won 60 games this season.

He showed a lot of frustration in the second set and when Korda broke for a 2-0 lead, nothing could stop the American from earning a first victory against a player from top 5.

“We played very good tennis from the start,” said Korda, a finalist in Astana last week. We had long rallies. I was just very happy to win the first set.

“It then became a question of taking one of his service games, to hope to move towards a victory. »

Korda’s next rival will be Francisco Cerundolo, who beat Marton Fucsovics 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will play his third-round match against 30-ranked Daniel Evans on Monday.^e first in the series.