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Elena Rybakina wins at Stuttgart for second time

Second-seeded Elena Rybakina won 25 of her 32 first-serve points (78. 1%) and needed just 78 minutes on Sunday to post a 7-5, ​6-1 victory over Karolina Muchova to win the championship ‌match of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, had three aces while winning her 13th career title and second in ​Stuttgart. She also won the event in 2024. This victory ​marks the first time she has won multiple titles ⁠at a tournament. The Czech Republic’s Muchova, the No. 7 seed, ​was much less efficient on her first serves, winning just 52. 3% (23 ​of 44). She saved four of eight break points. Muchova trailed 5-2 in the first set before winning three straight games to knot the match. But ​Rybakina won the final two games and then sailed through the ​second set to win her fifth clay court title. Rouen Metropolitan Open Top-seeded Marta Kostyuk ‌hit ⁠34 winners against 23 unforced errors while claiming a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Veronika Podrez in the first all-Ukrainian WTA final at Rouen, France. Kostyuk converted 6 of 9 break points against the ​19-year-old Podrez to ​win her second ⁠singles title. Podrez, a qualifier, was playing in her first final. “This match today was not just ​a match, ” Kostyuk said during the trophy presentation. “It ​was a ⁠historical moment for Ukrainian tennis. First time two Ukrainians playing in the final. I know how much work, sacrifice, tears and sweat ⁠goes ​into this sport and to be able ​to be on this stage. So I’m incredibly proud of Ukrainian tennis right now. ” Podrez ​had just one ace while committing seven double faults.

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