Harriet Dart Defeats Xinran Sun to Reach Guangzhou Open Final
- Harriet Dart reached her maiden WTA Tour final on Saturday, defeating Chinese wildcard Sun Xinran in three sets at the Guangzhou Open to secure an emotional career milestone.
- Sun started strongly, clinching the first set 7-5; Dart struggled early with double faults and crowd noise before saving multiple match points in the second set to force a decisive tie-break.
- Dart's serve proved pivotal, firing eight aces and winning 70% of break points; with Sun requiring a medical timeout for a left-leg injury, the Brit dominated the final set, winning 28 of 41 points.
- "To finally be here means the world," said Dart, reflecting on reaching her maiden tour-level singles final after previously reaching semi-finals in 2024 at the Transylvania Open.
- Victory in Sunday's final would secure Dart's return to the top 100 in the WTA rankings, where she faces either Spain's Kaitlin Quevedo or fourth-seeded Austrian Lilli Tagger.
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Autrichienne Lilli Tagger, 53rd in the world, will try to win her second title on Sunday's WTA 250 in Canton, where she will face British Harriet Dart (115').
With a sovereign performance the 18-year-old East Tyrolean moved into the finale of Guangzhou. There she meets the British Harriet Dart.
The Chinese woman missed three matchballs in her debut WTA semifinal at the age of 16
The Chinese woman missed three matchballs in her debut WTA semifinal at the age of 16.Chinese tennis player Sun Xinran, the first racket of the world among juniors, failed to reach the final of the WTA 250 tournament in...
Lilli Tagger shot down Spanish Quevedo in Guangzhou and finished in her third WTA final. In the second set, her opponent scored only seven points.
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The Independent (US)Harriet Dart defeats Xinran Sun to reach Guangzhou Open final
The British No.5 reached her first WTA tour-level final with a three set win over China’s Sun
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