Elise Mertens Wins Jasmin Open, Katerina Siniakova Triumphs at Jiangxi Open, Tamara Korpatsch Claims Title at Transylvania Open

Mertens clinches her eighth singles title with a dominant performance in Tunisia, Siniakova overcomes match points in longest WTA final of 2023 to triumph in China, and Korpatsch seizes her first career WTA title in Romania.

• Elise Mertens clinched her eighth singles title at the Jasmin Open Monastir, displaying a commanding performance throughout the tournament and particularly in the final where she won 63 percent of the total points and 74 percent on her first serve.
• Mertens defeated top-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy with a score of 6-3, 6-0 in a final match that lasted 70 minutes.
• In a gruelling final at the Jiangxi Open, Katerina Siniakova overcame three match points and seven double faults to defeat third-seeded Marie Bouzkova; the match, which lasted over three and a half hours, was the longest WTA final in 2023.
• Despite initially trailing in the third set of the match, Siniakova managed to turn it around to win the final in Nanchang, China.
• Tamara Korpatsch claimed her first career WTA title at the Transylvania Open, defeating a home-country favourite in a match that lasted just under two hours; after initially falling behind in the first set, Korpatsch won six consecutive games to secure the first set.

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