Sabalenka wins women's final at Adelaide International

ADELAIDE, Jan 8: Aryna Sabalenka ended her 20-month title drought, as she claimed her 11th career singles title with a 6-3, 7-6(4) victory over Czech player Linda Noskova in the Adelaide International 1 final on Sunday.

This is World No.5 Sabalenka's first title since she took the crown at Madrid in May of 2021.

It is the third time Sabalenka has won a title in the opening week of the season. She pulled off the same feat with Week 1 titles in both 2019 (Shenzhen) and 2021 (Abu Dhabi), according to WTA.

Sabalenka hit 12 aces and saved all three break points she faced in the final match.

She claimed her first two top-10 wins over Daria Kasatkina and top seed Ons Jabeur en route to the final.

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