Serbia’s Olga Danilovic ended a six-year title drought with a commanding 6-3 6-1 victory over American Caroline Dolehide within the remaining of the Guangzhou Open, a WTA 250 occasion in China.
The world No. 86 Danilovic first made waves on the WTA Tour at simply 17 years previous when she captured her maiden title in Moscow in 2018. Nonetheless, her promising profession was slowed by a protracted dry spell, along with her solely different remaining look coming 4 years later in Lausanne in 2022.
Now, after 75 months of laborious work and resilience, the proficient Serbian — who hails from a famend sports activities household, with a former basketball star father and a sports activities reporter mom — has claimed her second WTA trophy. Her path to the title was spectacular, defeating Erika Andreeva, Diane Parry, Mananchaya Sawangkaew, high seed Katerina Siniakova, and eventually, Dolehide. Within the remaining, Danilovic showcased her aggressive type, firing 24 winners in comparison with Dolehide’s 12.
With this triumph, Danilovic turns into the second Serbian participant to win the Guangzhou Open, following within the footsteps of Jelena Jankovic, who received the title 9 years in the past.
