TENNIS NEWS - Elina Svitolina beat Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 6-0 on Saturday to win the Dubai Championships for the second year in a row.
The fourth-ranked Ukrainian becomes only the third woman to defend the title, after Justine Henin (2003-2004) and Venus Williams (2009-2010).
Svitolina beat the 24th-ranked Kasatkina for the third time in as many meetings after the Russian had saved five match points during the week in two matches.
"It's amazing to win here again," 23-year-old Svitolina said. "Even being the defending champion is amazing.
"I was just trying to hit the ball onto the court and make her run today. At the end I'm very happy with how I played, with this whole week, actually."
