Tennis - Kremlin Cup - Women's singles - Final - Moscow, Russia - October 21, 2017 Julia Goerges of Germany kisses her trophy after defeating Daria Kasatkina of Russia. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Seventh seed Julia Goerges of Germany won the Kremlin Cup with a crushing 6-1 6-2 victory over Russian Daria Kasatkina in the final on Saturday.
Goerges, 27th in the world rankings, took control of the match early, twice breaking Kasatkina to take a 5-0 lead in the first set.
The 28-year-old German played aggressively, taking advantage of her opponent's 15 unforced errors throughout the match.
Tennis - Kremlin Cup - Women's singles - Final - Moscow, Russia - October 21, 2017 Julia Goerges of Germany and Daria Kasatkina of Russia pose with their trophies during the award ceremony. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
Kasatkina was unable to regain her composure in the second set, which Goerges dominated to win the match in just over an hour and secure her third WTA singles title.
It was her fourth appearance in a WTA singles finals this year.
Tennis - Kremlin Cup - Women's singles - Final - Moscow, Russia - October 21, 2017 Julia Goerges of Germany holds her trophy after defeating Daria Kasatkina of Russia. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
(Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, editing by Ed Osmond)
Tennis - Kremlin Cup - Women's singles - Final - Moscow, Russia - October 21, 2017 Julia Goerges of Germany in action against Daria Kasatkina of Russia. REUTERS/Tatyana MakeyevaTennis - Kremlin Cup - Women's singles - Final - Moscow, Russia - October 21, 2017 Daria Kasatkina of Russia in action against Julia Goerges of Germany. REUTERS/Tatyana MakeyevaTennis - Kremlin Cup - Women's singles - Final - Moscow, Russia - October 21, 2017 Julia Goerges of Germany in action against Daria Kasatkina of Russia. REUTERS/Tatyana MakeyevaTennis - Kremlin Cup - Women's singles - Final - Moscow, Russia - October 21, 2017 Daria Kasatkina of Russia in action against Julia Goerges of Germany. REUTERS/Tatyana MakeyevaTennis - Kremlin Cup - Women's singles - Final - Moscow, Russia - October 21, 2017 Julia Goerges of Germany reacts after winning her match against Daria Kasatkina of Russia. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
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