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Iga Swiatek of Poland celebrates after defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia in the women's singles final during Day 7 of the San Diego Open, part of the Hologic WTA Tour, at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego on Oct. 16, 2022. Michael Owens/Getty Images
World number one Iga Swiatek collected her eighth title of the year with a 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 win over Croatia’s Donna Vekic in the San Diego Open final on Oct. 16.
Swiatek pumped her fist and blew a kiss to the crowd after Vekic double faulted on match point to cap a third set where the Pole raised her level and tournament qualifier Vekic appeared to finally run out of gas.
