The veteran Japanese seemed tired towards the closing stages of the encounter and eventually succumbed to Svitolina&rsquo;s big serves and powerful ground strokes. The Ukraine teen walked away with the winner&rsquo;s prize money of USD 20,000 and 160 WTA ranking points. Date-Krumm earned 117 WTA points and a purse of USD 11,000 for her effort. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/nov/svitolinafinal.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 709px;" /> Ukraine&rsquo;s Elina Svitolina with the Royal Indian Open trophy yesterday In the first set, Svitolina broke Date-Krumm in the third and the fifth game. In Set Two, the duo exchanged breaks in first and second game, before Svitlolina broke Date-Krum in the fifth and ninth to emerge victorious. The former 2010 junior French Open winner served six aces en route to her maiden win. &ldquo;It was great to play here against former Top 10 players like Date-Krumm and Andrea Petkovic. This win is special as it&rsquo;s my first WTA title and marks my arrival to the professional circuit. I am glad that to end the year on a high,&rdquo; said Svitolina. Meanwhile, 42-year-old Date-Krumm admitted Svitolina&rsquo;s deception and powerplay was too good. &ldquo;It was just not my day. I was feeling tired and my body was not moving well. She has a big serve and played smartly, and that worked in her favour,&rdquo; said Date-Krumm.

Eighteen-year-old Elina Svitolina of Ukraine won her first WTA title at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi yesterday beating Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 20 minutes to clinch the USD 125,000 Royal Indian Open.

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