Bianca Andreescu defeated Elizabeth Mandlik 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday to win the WTA 125 clay-court tournament in Sopo, RDS reported.
Ranked 100th in the WTA standings when the tournament began, the third-seeded Canadian capped a nearly flawless week to secure her third title since early October and her fourth appearance in a WTA 125 tournament final.
After dropping the opening set of her first match against Switzerland’s Rebeka Masarova, Andreescu did not concede another set for the remainder of the competition.
Against Mandlik on Saturday, the 26-year-old Ontario native fired five aces against four double faults and landed 60 percent of her first serves.
Andreescu won 68 percent of her first-serve points and 52 percent on her second delivery, finishing with a positive ratio of 22 winners to 21 unforced errors.
She saved five of seven break points faced while converting five of nine break opportunities against her American opponent.
The opening set featured three consecutive breaks during the fourth and sixth games, allowing Andreescu to consolidate her advantage and take the frame in just under 45 minutes.
Mandlik started the second set strongly by claiming the opening two games, including an early break on Andreescu’s serve.
Andreescu immediately responded in the third game by breaking Mandlik’s serve from a 30-0 deficit.
The match shifted definitively in the sixth game when Andreescu saved two break points to level the score at 3-3.
She followed that defensive stand by breaking Mandlik in a marathon 12-point game, ultimately winning eight of the final nine points to seal the straight-set victory.
The 21-2 run since the beginning of October is projected to lift Andreescu to 77th in the global rankings.
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