OSAKA, Japan (AP) β Defending champion Sam Stosur of Australia won her third Japan Women’s Open title Sunday, defeating Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan 7-6 (9-7), 6-3.
Stosur didn’t drop a set all week in capturing her first WTA title of the season.
The top-seeded Australian was broken by her fifth-seeded opponent in the first game of a tight opening set before drawing on her power and experience to pull away.
