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BEIJING — Second-ranked Iga Swiatek<\/a> won the China Open final with a near-perfect 6-2, 6-2 victory over Liudmila Samsonova<\/a> on Sunday for her tour-leading fifth title of the season.<\/p>\n Swiatek’s triumph, in her first visit to China, was her 16th career title and adds to her impressive 2023 haul that includes titles at Roland Garros, Doha, Stuttgart and Warsaw.<\/p>\n Like her dominant defeat of third-ranked Coco Gauff<\/a> in the semifinal, Swiatek’s serve was again the telling difference in Sunday’s final, denying Samsonova a single break point opportunity throughout the 69-minute match.<\/p>\n Both players stayed on serve in a steady opening set until 22nd-ranked Samsonova double-faulted on her first break point of the match. Swiatek then held for 5-2 and broke Samsonova again to take the first set.<\/p>\n Swiatek maintained the momentum into the second set to take an early break for 3-1 and quickly closed out the win after Samsonova put a drop shot into the net on match point.<\/p>\n SHANGHAI MASTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Sebastian Korda<\/a> stunned third-ranked Daniil Medvedev<\/a> 7-6 (8), 6-2 to advance to the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters.<\/p>\n