American Danielle Collins captured her second career title in just a two-week span, holding off No. 4 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 after a thrilling second-set tiebreaker Sunday in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, Collins, seeded seventh, won her first championship at Palermo on July 25 in Italy. 1 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-2 in …
Collins, the 27-year-old who became the tour’s 14th first-time champion of 2021 with her claycourt title in Palermo last month, kept the momentum going on the hardcourts of California with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 victory. San Francisco: American Danielle Collins grabbed her second WTA tour title just two weeks after claiming her first with a hard-fought victory over Daria Kasatkina …
Kasatkina, ranked 31st in the world and seeded fourth, notched her third win in four meetings against the 17th-ranked Belgian and gave herself a shot at a third WTA title of 2021 after victories at St. Petersburg and in the Phillip Island Trophy. Russia’s Daria Kasatkina cruised past top-seeded Belgian Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to reach her fourth …
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