Amanda Anisimova has beat Linda Noskova to win the China Open for her second title of a breakthrough year and fourth overall.
The third-seeded American survived a second-set wobble to overpower the Czech 26th seed in one hour and 46 minutes in Beijing on Sunday
Anisimova collapsed to the hard court in victory, lying on her back and putting her hands over her face.
She lifted the trophy in the Chinese capital almost exactly one month after reaching the US Open final, where she lost to world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
The 24-year-old Anisimova is the third American to win the China Open after last year’s champion Coco Gauff and 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.
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