At the Hong Kong Open, Diana Shnaider of Russia defeated Katie Boulter in straight sets to win her fourth WTA championship of a stellar season. In a 71-minute, lopsided final at Victoria Park, the top seed crushed second-seeded Boulter of Britain 6-1, 6-2.
The 20-year-old Shnaider, currently ranked 14th in the world, won titles in Budapest, Bad Homburg, Germany, and Hua Hin, Thailand, in addition to the Hong Kong title. In a different match, Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland won the Jiangxi Open in China by defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia. The 32-year-old Golubic earned her first title since 2016 after winning the final 6-3, 7-5.