Garcia is in the form of her life and edged out the Romanian second seed 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to add the China Open to the Wuhan Open title she lifted last weekend, making it five WTA crowns in all. But that was soon fixed and there was little between the two players until Garcia broke Halep in the 10th game to grab the first set. The 26-year-old Halep had the superior mobility -- Garcia had her right thigh strapped -- but the French player was making the better shots. The second set was even more competitive and the attritional seventh game turned out to be a turning point. The duo raced into the tie break, but Garcia now had the momentum and she held her nerve to make it a Wuhan-Beijing double.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 08, 2017 12:45 UTC