Shubladze vs Bouzas Maneiro ended with Alexandra Shubladze lifting the Jingshan Tennis Open title on Sunday in China. The sixth seed from Russia beat top seed Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain 6-3, 6-2 on Center Court, ESPN’s results show.
It was a clean finish to a week in which Shubladze dropped only one set.
Shubladze vs Bouzas Maneiro: the final
Shubladze won both sets and gave up five games in total. Bouzas Maneiro had been just as sharp coming in. She had not lost a set all week and reached the final with wins of 6-0, 6-2 over Wang Yuhan, 6-2, 6-2 over Sofya Lansere and 6-3, 6-3 over Aliona Falei.
Five wins to the title
Shubladze played five matches in Jingshan, according to ESPN:
- Round 1: beat Rina Saigo 7-5, 6-3.
- Round 2: beat Lu Jia-Jing 6-0, 6-2.
- Quarterfinal: beat Wei Sijia 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-2. This was her only lost set of the week.
- Semifinal: beat Emerson Jones 7-5, 6-4.
- Final: beat Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 6-2.
What it means
Shubladze needed a third set in only one of her five matches. Her full results are on her ESPN player page, and Bouzas Maneiro has a player page there too.
For more on the finalist’s week, read our recap of Bouzas Maneiro’s win over Lansere, and see more WTA coverage in our tennis section.
