By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday September 16, 2023
19-year-old American Ashlyn Krueger powered to her maiden title, defeating China's Zhu Lin in Osaka.
Photo Source: TTV
19-year-old American Ashlyn Krueger made the most of her first WTA final, edging past top-seeded Lin Zhu of China, 6-3, 7-6(6) in one hour and 36 minutes.
Krueger, who will turn 20 next May, dropped just 16 points on serve across the contest, and never faced a break point as she powered to her maiden WTA title.
Krueger is projected to make her Top-100 debut in Monday’s WTA rankings, at about 75.
Her victory in the final marks her second career Top-50 win (in her 11th tour-level event).
She defeated 8th-seeded, Kateryna Baindl, Jessika Ponchet, Anna Kalinskaya and Mai Hontama en route to the final.
Zhu was bidding for her second title of 2023, after winning Hua Hin in February.