Strasbourg: Elena Rybakina secured her first WTA title for more than a year with a three-set win over Russian Liudmila Samsonova in the Strasbourg final on Saturday.
The Kazakh world number 12, who faces Argentinian qualifier Julia Riera in the French Open first round on Monday, clinched a 6-1, 6-7 (1/7), 6-1 success.
Rybakina has slipped down the rankings in recent months and was playing in her first final since winning the Stuttgart title last April. Agencies
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