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Barty beats Sabalenka 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 in Stuttgart final

(AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty Grand Prix, her first title on clay The Australian player clicked into Sabalenka taking a medical timeout
beat Aryna Sabalenka 3-6, 6-0, since the 2019 French Open. gear for the final's second set, which ahead of the third.
6-3 on Sunday to win the Porsche she won in just 20 minutes, with
Sabalenka emerged with a bandage
around her right thigh and couldn’t
prevent Barty from going on to claim
her 11th career title.

It was the third straight come-from-
behind win for Barty, who celebrated
her 25th birthday by playing three
sets against Elina Svitolina in Satur-
day’s semifinals. Barty also won in
three sets against Karolina Pliskova in
the quarterfinals.
Barty and Jennifer Brady faced De-
sirae Krawczyk and Bethanie Mattek-
Sands in the doubles final later Sun-
day as Barty bids to become the first
player to win both the singles and
doubles at Stuttgart since Lindsay
Davenport 20 years ago.

Barty saved eight of the 10 break
points she faced against Sabalenka,
converting five of the 12 opportuni-
ties she created to win in 1 hour, 47
minutes.
The 22-year-old Sabalenka, who de-
feated Simona Halep to reach the fi-
nal, had been going for her first ca-
reer title.