Amanda Anisimova has won the China Open in Beijing, claiming her second WTA 1,000 title.Â
The American knocked out the defending champion, Coco Gauff in the semi-final on Saturday and beat Linda Noskova 6-0 2-6 6-2 in a thrilling final on Sunday.
Noskova was playing in her first WTA 1,000 event and she won just 12 points in the opening set, losing the set without winning a game, which turned.
Noskova came back stronger in the second set to break Anisimova in the first game. She recovered from back-to-back double faults to win the second set.
World number four, Anisimova came back with vigour in the final set after hitting 17 unforced errors in the second set loss to Noskova and won the game 6-2 to claim victory in the final.
