Ajit Karn
HUA HIN, Thailand Lin Zhu of China won her first professional championship on Sunday after claiming victory against Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine in the final of the Thailand Open. The score of the match was 6-4, 6-4.
Lin Zhu eventually prevailed against her dogged opponent after a match that lasted one hour and 45 minutes and included back-and-forth baseline rallies that left both players on the edge of their seats.
The Chinese player, who is 29 years old, was able to get a break to move ahead 5-3 in the first set. Lin Zhu won the first set in 46 minutes despite the fact that she was broken to love in the following game. She returned the favour by breaking the opponent to love in the very next game.
Zhu ultimately secured her first match point at 5-3 as the pair continued to swap breaks throughout the second. She smacked the shot wide to miss the opportunity, but she converted on her third opportunity in the 10th game with a backhand winner to take the match.
“I can’t express how ecstatic I am to have finally won my first tour title. The fruit of all of the labour was finally obtained, “Zhu, who is now rated No. 54 and will break into the top 50 in the new WTA rankings when they are updated on Monday, said.
Zhu has gotten off to a terrific start to the season, advancing all the way to the quarterfinals in Auckland and the last 16 at the Australian Open.
Zhu was able to exact some measure of revenge on the Ukrainian for defeating her in the first round of the WTA Dubai Championships in 2019.
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Tsurenko, who is currently rated 136th and is 33 years old, will climb back into the top 100 despite the setback.
