19-year-old Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah, ranked 214, eased previous Indonesia’s Janice Tjen 6-3, 6-4, for her first WTA title.
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In a battle of first-time finalists, the left-hander from France saved eight of ten break factors. Rakotomanga Rajaonah dropped only one set and gained her closing three in straight units.
Tjen, the primary WTA finalist from Indonesia in 22 years, was enjoying in her second tour-level occasion; Rakotomanga Rajaonah was enjoying in her third.
“It was a very disturbing week for me,” she mentioned. “The primary match was very troublesome. Thanks Brazil, you may have a particular place in my coronary heart.”
She is the thirtieth totally different lady to win a title on tour this yr, and the primary Frenchwoman to win on a tough courtroom since 2022. Rakotomanga Rajaonah can also be the primary French teen to win a WTA title since 2016 Quebec Metropolis (Oceane Dodin).
