Sixth seed Olivia Rogowska (VIC) has secured her third title in five tournaments with a commanding 6-1 6-2 victory over 17-year-old Destanee Aiava (VIC) in the Apis Canberra International on Sunday.
The world No.226 broke Aiava’s serve twice to charge to a 3-0 lead in the opening set and never looked back.
“My attitude today was spot on, before the match I knew that I had to get off to a really good start and I did just that,” Rogowska said.
The pair then traded breaks as Aiava began to find her range, but Rogowska proved too solid from the baseline when it mattered most. She took the set in just 23 minutes.
Things remained on serve early in the second, however a couple of forehand errors by Aiava helped secure the break.
Rogowska faced a couple of break points herself in the seventh game, but managed to hold thanks to some blistering backhand winners.
She broke again in the eight game to secure the match 6-2 in under an hour.
Rogowska credited her win to a positive mindset on court.
“I definitely played some really solid tennis today,” she said. “If she hit a good shot, I mentally bounced back really well and focused on the next point, and I didn’t give her many free points, and I’m really please I closed it out.”
The Victorian now boasts an incredible 19 wins from 21 outings over the past five Australian Pro Tour events, of which she has won three.
“I’m going to take a lot out of these couple of weeks, I’ve learnt so much from playing all these matches. It’s a great momentum swing going into January,” Rogowska added.
About the Apis Canberra International
The Apis Canberra International 2017 was held from 28 October – 5 November at the Canberra tennis Centre. A USD$75,000 ATP Challenger and ITF Women’s USD$60,000 event, the tournament attracted players from 19 countries.
Men’s Singles Final – [3] Matthew Ebden (AUS) d [2] Taro Daniel (JPN) 7-6(4) 6-4
Women’s Singles Final – [6] Olivia Rogowska (AUS) d [4] Destanee Aiava (AUS) 6-1 6-2
Men’s Doubles Final – [3] Alex Bolt (AUS) / Bradley Mousley (AUS) d [2] Luke Saville (AUS) / Andrew Whittington 6-3 6-2 (AUS)
Women’s Doubles Final – [1] Arina Rodionova (AUS) / Asia Muhammad (USA) d [3] Jessica Moore (AUS) / Ellen Perez (AUS) 6-4 6-4
Final draws can found here
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