Sunday 27 September 2015 10:13, UK
Top seed Irina-Camelia Begu ended the dream run of qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich in a one-sided final of the WTA Tour's Korea Open.
Begu needed only 78 minutes to beat Sasnovich 6-3 6-1 to claim her second title on tour, the 25-year-old's only previous success having come in Tashkent three years ago.
Sasnovich came into the final on the back of potentially career-defining wins over third seed Sloane Stephens and second-ranked Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, but was left to rue some dreadful serving.
She served seven double faults in the first set alone, with Begu taking her chance to claim the advantage, and the top seed proved just as ruthless in the second.
"I think the key today was to stay calm and make my opponent run more, and I think I was successful in those. I was also hitting the balls deep and close to the lines," said Begu, who will climb to a career-best 26th in the WTA rankings following her win.
"I also think I was better on the important points. I wasn't dominating every game, but I did better on the big points.
"I'm so happy to win my first WTA title in three years, it's been a long time, and I've improved a lot, I think.
"I've learned a lot from many matches and many experiences, and most of all I think I've become much more consistent when I'm playing. I feel totally different from three years ago."
