Yastremska wins Thailand Open

04 Feb, 2019

Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska won the Thailand Open on Sunday with a hard-fought victory, battling past Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7/3). The overtime thriller in the seaside city of Hua Hin gave the 18-year-old her second WTA title. After dominating the first set, eighth seed Yastremska faced some strong returns from the 25-year-old Tomljanovic, who took the second set to level the match.
A fierce rally in the final moments of the third set pushed the final into a tie-breaker. Yastremska sealed her win with a searing forehand after a tense two hours and 22 minutes.

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