A 6-1, 6-0 final
Katerina Siniakova broke in the very first game and never looked back. The Czech beat American Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday to win the WTA 250 in Osaka, the sixth singles title of her career and her first since October 2023.
Krueger, 22 and ranked 55th, won only 14 points in the opening set against 26 for her opponent. She had one real chance, a break point on Siniakova’s serve at the start of the second set. She missed it, and her own service games fell apart after that.
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A familiar result for Krueger
This was the sixth time Krueger has lost to Siniakova, five in singles and once in doubles. She has yet to find an answer to the 30-year-old, who sits 86th in the rankings.
The doubles queen takes a singles trophy
Siniakova’s reputation rests mostly on doubles, where she has won 39 tournaments, including 12 Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold in 2021. Singles titles have come far less often, which is what makes a week like this one stand out. In Osaka she handled the final without giving her opponent room to breathe.
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