Tennis: Belarus' Sabalenka beats Kontaveit in Wuhan final

Photo: twitter/WTA
Photo: twitter/WTA

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (No 20) on Saturday won her second title of the season defeating Estonia's Anett Kontaveit (No 27) 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the Wuhan Open.     

Recently, Sabalenka also won the title in New Haven.

Victory means the Belarusian will rise four places to 16th in the world, above Serena Williams, when the new WTA rankings are released on Monday, reports Reuters.