Zheng edged out in maiden WTA final

Russia's Liudmila Samsonova won her third title in four tournaments by beating China's Zheng Qinwen 7-5,7-5 in the final of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sunday.

The red-hot world No 30 triumphed in Washington and Cleveland in August and she produced a string of giant-killing upsets in the Japanese capital on the way to another title.

Samsonova beat Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina and two-time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguruza and did not drop a set all week.