TAIPEI (AFP) – Top seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine won the Taiwan Open on Sunday after beating Chinas Shuai Peng in a convincing victory.The world ranked number 13 defeated her opponent in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, clinching her fifth WTA singles title.The Ukrainian, who had been struggling with flu since arriving in Taipei, played a tough quarter-final but breezed through the semi-final Saturday, defeating Luxembourgs Mandy Minella.Svitolina and Peng had only played each other once before Sunday in the 2014 New Haven Open, when the Chinese emerged victorious.Peng, ranked 71st, returned to tennis last March after taking a break from …read more
Source: Dunya TV
