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Sabine Winter Becomes First European Woman in WTT Champions Final, Falls 4–3 to Wang Yidi

Her inventive antispin backhand has powered a late-career surge on the sport’s elite stage.

Overview

  • Winter led and held a match point before Wang Yidi closed out the decider 11–9 to take the title in Montpellier.
  • She earned her place in the final with a 4:1 semifinal victory over South Korea’s Shin Yu Bin.
  • The run featured a dramatic quarterfinal comeback from 0:3 down to beat Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi Kem in seven.
  • Montpellier’s WTT Champions event is a premium-category tournament with a US$500,000 purse and a world-class field.
  • The result lifts Winter to No. 17 in the world, making her both Germany’s and Europe’s highest-ranked woman.