Babos claims third WTA singles title at Taiwan Open

Fourth-seeded Timea Babos defeated Kateryna Kozlova 7-5, 6-1 yesterday to win the Taiwan Open.

After a tight first set, Babos took control with a hard-hitting display to claim her third WTA singles trophy of her career.

After dropping the first set, Kozlova, 23, had a misstep serving at 1-0 in the second set, when she hit two unforced errors and a double fault to be broken right away. Babos pounced, holding serve for a commanding 3-0 lead.

Kozlova won the next game but Babos held to go up 4-1 and broke her opponent again before serving for the win.