Final – Sabalenka (1) 6-4, 6-3 Townsend
Taylor Townsend hits a backhand into the net, giving Aryna Sabalenka a double match point. Townsend wards it off with a sharp backhand winner.
Sabalenka gets it done on her second match point, though, smacking a backhand winner after Townsend’s shot ricocheted off the net.
Valiant effort from Townsend, who challenged Sabalenka early but missed too many chances to take control of the match. Instead, the world No. 1 is through to the quarterfinals.
