Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko won the WTA tournament Guangzhou International Women's Open in China. In the final match she defeated the former top-ranked Jelena Jankovic (6: 4, 3: 6 and 6: 4). It is reported by the press service of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.
According to the "Tribune", Jankovic was seeded at this tournament under the second number.
This WTA title became the second in Tsurenko's career. First she won in 2015 in Turkey.
In the first round Ukrainian beat Japanese athlete Yunri Namigata (6: 4, 6: 1), in the second - the representative of Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova (6: 2, 6: 2).
In addition, in the quarter-final Tsurenko defeated Alison Risk (3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 0) in the semifinals - Estonian Anett Kontaveit (3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 0).
Tsurenko batte la campionessa in carica Jankovic per 6-4 3-6 6-4 e vince il titolo di Guangzhou! @jelena_jankovic #tennis #WTA pic.twitter.com/pgukoNzE40
