Halep defeats Siniakova in 3 sets to win Shenzhen Open title
Halep defeats Siniakova in 3 sets to win Shenzhen Open title. SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Top-ranked Simona Halep beat defending champion Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 in the final of the Shenzhen Open on Saturday. Halep coasted through the first set, breaking Siniakova twice in a dominant start in which she lost just seven points on serve. Siniakova found her rhythm in the second set, breaking in the fourth game to move 3-1 ahead. Despite being broken back in the next game, the sixth-seeded Czech maintained her focus to take Halep's serve twice more and level the match at a set apiece.
