Final day in Cleveland.
2023 Tennis in the Land, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 20-26 August 2023.
2022 champion (not defending):
Liudmila Samsonova who defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich (7) 6-1 6-3
Final:
Ekaterina Alexandrova (4) (Russia) v lucky loser Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spain)
Sorribes Tormo won the only previous match between the players - 2016 qualifying in Linz.
In the final players exchanged service breaks in the opening two games.
Sorribes Tormo saved a break point in the fourth game before holding serve.
Alexandrova broke the Spanish serve in game six to lead 4-2.
Consolidation came in the following game for 5-2 but not before a break point was saved.
Sorribes Tormo held serve, forcing Alexandrova to serve it out.
The fourth seed did just that and led 6-3.
Alexandrova broke serve in the fifth game of set two to lead 3-2.
Sorribes Tormo broke back to love in the eighth game and drew level at 4-4.
She then saved a break point en route to a 5-4 lead.
Alexandrova was broken when serving to stay in the set, and Sorribes Tormo tied the match at 3-6 6-4, having won the last four games of set two.
Alexandrova broke serve in the third game of the decider and led 2-1.
Successive service breaks in games six to eight meant that games were level at 4-4.
Sorribes Tormo saved a break point and held for 5-4.
Serving to stay in he match, Alexandrova saved three match points but not a fourth, and day was done.
Sara Sorribes Tormo was victorious 3-6 6-4 6-4.
This was title number two for Sara - her first came in Mexico in March 2021.
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