Barty storms past fatigued Ostapenko, reaches Wuhan final

Ashleigh Barty needed just one hour and eight minutes to beat reigning Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-0 to make her biggest career final at the Premier 5 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open.

Early in the first set, the eighth-seeded Ostapenko did show some resistance by breaking back to go from 0-2 to 2-2, but on the court covered by the roof as rain had kicked in after the third game, Ostapenko’s 14 unforced errors greatly helped her focused opponent win the first set.

In-between sets, Ostapenko, who yesterday upset world No.1 Garbine Muguruza, received medical checkup on her blood pressure and right wrist, but the Latvian started the second set alarmingly tired, unsatisfied and…