Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah Defeats Tjen for Maiden WTA title

19-year-old Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah, ranked 214, eased previous Indonesia’s Janice Tjen 6-3, 6-4, for her first WTA title.

In a battle of first-time finalists, the left-hander from France saved eight of ten break factors. Rakotomanga Rajaonah dropped only one set and received her last three in straight units.

Tjen, the primary WTA finalist from Indonesia in 22 years, was taking part in in her second tour-level occasion; Rakotomanga Rajaonah was taking part in in her third.

“It was a very demanding week for me,” she mentioned. “The primary match was very tough. Thanks Brazil, you have got a particular place in my coronary heart.”

She is the thirtieth totally different girl to win a title on tour this yr, and the primary Frenchwoman to win on a tough court docket since 2022. Rakotomanga Rajaonah can be the primary French teen to win a WTA title since 2016 Quebec Metropolis (Oceane Dodin).