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Hannah Klugman, 17, wins Lexus Wrexham Open without dropping a set

Nikhil RaoPublished 29m ago2 min readBased on 8 sources
Hannah Klugman, 17, wins Lexus Wrexham Open without dropping a set
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Hannah Klugman has won the Lexus Wrexham Open singles title, beating France's Elsa Jacquemot 6-2 6-4 in the final on Sunday 25 October. BBC Sport Klugman is 17.

A 6-2 6-4 scoreline means each player won games in turn, and the first to six games, with a lead of at least two, takes the set. Klugman took the first set 6-2 and the second 6-4. She did not drop a set at any point during the week.

The Wrexham event is a professional women's tournament run under the International Tennis Federation's W100 banner. It offered $100,000 in prize money. Players earn ranking points for wins, and those points decide where they sit in the world rankings. Klugman was ranked 341st in the world at the time of the event.

Her week began with a 6-2 6-2 win in the first round. In the semi-final she beat Britain's Jodie Burrage 6-1 6-4. Each win moved her one match closer to a title that was, for her, a step up from anything she had won before.

The result is a notable one for British tennis. Klugman is the second British player in a row to win the Wrexham title, after Mimi Xu won it the year before. She is also the youngest Briton to win a singles trophy at W100 level or higher, according to the BBC. BBC Sport

Klugman's first professional title came only recently. In September she won the W50 event in Leiria, Portugal. The Lawn Tennis Association called the Wrexham win the biggest of her career. LTA

The doubles final, played alongside the singles, went to Freya Christie and Eden Silva. They beat Hiroko Kuwata and Ankita Raina 6-2 6-3. Doubles is played as a pair, with each side sharing the court and the points.

For a 17-year-old at the start of her professional career, the week gives her a title, a clean run of results and a bigger place in the rankings. Her next target will be the next tournament on the calendar.

Seventeen years old, and not a set lost all week.