China’s Yue Yuan won her first title after defeating compatriot Xia Wang in straight sets in the WTA 250 final in Austin.

Yue Yuan defeated Xia Wang in the final of the WTA tournament in Austin

The player, who is ranked 68 in the WTA rankings, took two hours and 15 minutes to overtake Xia Wang (64 WTA / favorite 6).

Yuan won the first set with a score of 6-4, and in the second action he won on a tie-break: 7-6(4).

Yue Yuan (8th seed) also defeated Arina Rodionova (99 WTA), Taylor Townsend (83 WTA), Yafan Wang (69 WTA) and Anna Karolina Schmidlova (76 WTA) at the American tournament.

Know:

• For her success at WTA Austin, Yue Yuan received a check for US$35,250 and 250 WTA singles ranking points. The Chinese woman rose to 49th place – the best rating in her career.

• Yue also has a WTA final (Seoul 2023), lost to the American Jessica Pegula.