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Svitolina seals Strasbourg title after Rybakina victory – WTA Tennis
World No.5 Elina Svitolina secured her second WTA Tour title of 2020 as she overcame Elena Rybakina in close to two hours in Strasbourg.
STRABOURG, France No.2 seed Elina Svitolina claimed the title at the Internationaux de Strasbourg as she defeated No.5 seed Elena Rybakina, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in an encounter that stretched one hour 53 minutes.
In cold conditions, it was her greater consistency that told as she won her 15th WTA Tour final as she made only 23 unforced errors in comparison to her rivals 34, while she defended eight of the 10 break points that she faced.
The turning point, however, was the opening game of the deciding…
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