Stephens triumphs in Miami
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American Sloane Stephens kept intact her streak of never having lost a final as she defeated Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (5), 6-1 to claim the Miami Open title in Key Biscayne, Florida, on Saturday. After a tense first set, the US Open champion reeled off six consecutive games in the second to beat the French Open winner and claim her first Miami title after a slow start to the season. “I wasn’t expecting a title here or anywhere, really. I just wanted to make sure I got my game back where I wanted it to be,” Florida native Stephens, the 13th seed, said in a courtside interview after extending her record in finals to 6-0. The crowd favorite had just six winners, compared with 25 for Ostapenko, but 48 unforced errors by the fifth-ranked Latvian and Stephens’ relentless defense were the difference. The men’s prize was to be decided yesterday with American John Isner going for the biggest win of his career against German Alexander Zverev.
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