Ashlyn Krueger Captures 1st WTA Title at Japan Open

Ashlyn Krueger Captures 1st WTA Title at Japan Open
Ashlyn Krueger of the United States returns a shot against Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic during their Women's Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2023 US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center on August 29, 2023 in New York City. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
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American teen Ashlyn Krueger didn’t lose a set the entire tournament in capturing her first WTA Tour title with a 6-3, 7-6 (6) upset of top seed Zhu Lin on Sunday, September 17, at the Japan Open in Osaka.

Ranked No. 123 in the world, Krueger, 19, entered the week without a main-draw win on hard court this year and had never advanced past a quarterfinal of a WTA event.