China’s Lin Zhu Wins Maiden WTA Title With 2023 Thailand Open Victory | Tennis News
Lin Zhu celebrates win in Thiland Open final.© TwitterChina's Lin Zhu triumphed over Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko in the final of the 2023 Thailand Open in the seaside resort of Hua Hin on Sunday evening. It was Lin's first-ever WTA final, and she was the first Chinese player to make it past the quarter-final stage at the Thailand Open. After a patchy start the 28-year-old, who is ranked 54, steadied before going on to clinch victory 6-4, 6-4. Tsurenko, once ranked 23 but competing in a major final for the first time in five years, did not give her a smooth ride.She battled back from match point down near the end of the second set, unsettling Lin enough to force the younger player into a series of unenforced errors.But the Ukrainian was visibly discomforted by the swarms of mosquitos later ...
