Elena Rybakina eased to her third title of the season on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix. (More Tennis News)
Rybakina, the world No. 4-ranked player who defeated top-ranked Iga Swiatek in the semifinals, saved the three break points she faced and took fou🔥r from six opportunities to win in an hour, 9 minutes.
It's Rybakina's tour-leading 2ღ6th win of the year. The Stuttgart title comes after wins in Adelaide and Abu Dhabi this season.🐓 The Kazakh player's previous clay-court wins were in Rome in 2023 and Bucharest in 2019.
“It's an amazing tournament, a🌱nd I'm really looking forw﷽ard to come back next year,” said Rybakina, who also defeated Jasmine Paolini and Veronika Kudermetova in Stuttgart.
The 27th-ranked Kostyuk was under pressure from the start as Rybakina broke her serve and sealed the fir☂st set in just 30 minutes.
Kostyuk had surprised herself with her run to the final, including three consecutive wins over top-10 players Zheng Qinwen, Coco Gauff and Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova. Kostyuk saved𓄧 five match points against Zheng in the round of 16.
“I have to say, how incredibly prouౠd I am to see so many Ukrainian flags ou✤t here this week. Thank you so much, guys, for coming,” Kostyuk said after her third final.
Kostyuk won her maiden title💛 in Austin last year and was runner-up in S☂an Diego last month.
