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By Adrianna Outlaw | Saturday, January 6, 2018

 
Elina Svitolina

Elina Svitolina swept Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-2, 6-1, to capture her 10th career title at the Brisbane International.

Photo credit: @Brisbane Tennis

Elina Svitolina is continuing her title wave in 2018.

Svitolina swept Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-2, 6-1, to capture her 10th career title at the Brisbane International.

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"It was a tough, tough offseason," Svitolina said. "To start with a trophy is always very, very special."

It was a big week for the third-seeded Ukrainian.

Svitolina dethroned defending champion Karolina Pliskova in yesterday's semifinals, ensuring she secured the No. 4 seed for the Australian Open, which begins on January 15th.

The 23-year-old Svitolina, who won a WTA-best five titles in 2017, raced out to a 3-0 lead today dissecting the weary Sasnovich from the baseline.



The 88th-ranked Sasnovich, who was riding a seven match winning streak in nine days, was the first qualifier in the tournament's 10-year history to reach the Brisbane final.

Sasnovich could provide little resistance in the final.




Svitolina smacked 10 aces and won 86 percent of her first-serve points speeding to a 65-minute victory.

"I want to say congrats to Aliaksandra, coming through the qualifiers is always very tough and challenging,” Svitolina said. “On behalf of all the players I want to say thank you because it’s always very special to play in front of this crowd, it’s amazing.”


 

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