British player Dart wins wide open women's singles title

China News Service, Guangzhou, November 1 (Reporter Wang Street) The 2026 Guangzhou International Women's Tennis Open (hereinafter referred to as the "Guangzhou Open") will conclude on November 1. In the singles final, British player Dart came back to defeat 18-year-old Austrian teenager Tager and won the first Women's Tennis Players Association (WTA) tour singles championship in her career; Uzbekistan's pair Polina Kudermetova/Timofeva won the doubles championship.

In the women's singles final, the two players staged a three-set battle. In the first set, Tagle broke serve at the beginning and took the lead 6:4. In the second set, Dart seized the opportunity to break serve at the end of the set, and broke and secured consecutively to regain the set at 6:3.

The competition between the two sides in the final set became more intense. In the service game when trailing 3:5 and having to save serve, Tagle saved two championship points in a row and secured the serve in a thrilling manner. However, in the subsequent service-winning game, Dart still seized the opportunity and sealed the victory with 6:4. From the qualifying round to the final championship, Dart won seven consecutive games at the wide open, winning his first career WTA tour championship and returning to the top 100 in the world rankings.

Dart was very excited after winning the championship. She said excitedly at the award ceremony: "I would like to express my special thanks to everyone who came here this week. It is great to be able to compete in front of such a large audience. I am really happy during this time in Guangzhou. It is an honor to play here. I am really grateful and hope to come back next year."

In the doubles final, Polina Kudermetova/Timofeeva defeated Chinese Taipei "sisters" Zhuo Yixuan/Zhuo Yicen 7:5, 7:6(1) and successfully won the wide open doubles championship. Both players won the WTA Tour doubles championship for the first time.

Timofeeva thanked the fans and all the staff at the award ceremony, and also congratulated her opponents. She also thanked her partner Kudermetova: "This championship is completely unexpected for us, but from now on, we will definitely play more together and hope to win more championships in the future."

Zhuo Yicen said that they tried their best in the game, but their opponents played very well. She said: "We hope to challenge for this championship again next year!"