KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Elina Svitolina shrugged off a dropped first set and lengthy rain delays to defeat Eugenie Bouchard for the Malaysian Open title on Sunday.The win is the fourth WTA title for the Ukrainian world number 19, who won 6-7(5) 6-4, 7-5 over Bouchard, of Canada.The third set was hit by intermittent suspensions of more than two hours due to Kuala Lumpurs tropical rains.Down early in the set, the sixth-seeded Bouchard managed to claw back into a tie at 5-5, but once play resumed for good the second seed Svitolina put the contest away.It was Svitolinas third victory …read more
Source: Dunya TV
