Xinran Sun finally has the junior Grand Slam title that had eluded her all season. The world #1 junior beat #5 Anna Pushkareva 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 Saturday to win the US Open girls’ singles championship, reversing the result of their Wimbledon final and ending a run of two consecutive major runner-up finishes.
The match stayed balanced through two sets. Sun took the opener 6-4 before Pushkareva answered by taking the second by the same score, putting Sun back in a familiar position after falling short in the Roland Garros and Wimbledon finals earlier this year. This time, the response was emphatic. Sun dominated the deciding set 6-0, converting the pressure of another major final into the strongest stretch of tennis she played all afternoon.
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