‘s-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands (AP) β Coco Vandeweghe of the United States has won her first WTA title, beating China’s Jie Zheng 6-2, 6-4 Saturday at the grass-court Topshelf Open.
The 22-year-old American entered the tournament as a qualifier and was playing in just her second final. Zheng, a grass specialist who reached the final four at Wimbledon in 2008, was unable to find an answer to Vandeweghe’s powerful serve.
Vandeweghe served eight aces and won her first service 27 out of 28 times. She broke Zheng in the third and fifth games of the first set, and again in the third game of the second set. The match was over in 70 minutes.
Later Saturday, 2009 champion Benjamin Becker plays third-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut in the men’s final.
