Champion smile: Ekaterina Makarova and champion Kristina Dmitruk in the ITF women’s tennis tournament in Gurugram on Sunday.
| Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan
Kristina Dmitruk came up with a flawless display to outplay second seed Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the $30,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the Tennis Project, Baliyawas, on Sunday.
The 29-year-old Makarova, who was ranked a career best 158 last year and had won the doubles title with Ekaterina Reyngold, did fight hard, pushing Dmitruk to her wit’s end in tough rallies. However, the 21-year-old Dmitruk, who was World No.2 at the prime of her junior career in 2021, served strong and converted her chances better to race away to victory.
The smooth-stroking Dmitruk converted four of five break points while dropping serve once, early in the second set. She raised her level of play and closed out the match in an hour and 17 minutes for her sixth title in the professional circuit.
Quite delighted with her consistently strong performance, Kristina gave credit to her brother for being on hand and playing the role of a mental trainer.
Dmitruk did drop a set to Priska Nugroho of Indonesia in the first round, but thereafter, she lost only 15 games in all in the next four matches.
The results (final): Kristina Dmitruk bt Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-2.
Published – March 09, 2025 06:01 pm IST
