Aryna Sabalenka becomes the first player to win the Wuhan Open three times by defeating home hope Zheng Qinwen in Sunday's final.

WUHAN, China (Reuters) -Top seed Aryna Sabalenka shook off a second-set blip to win three back-to-back Wuhan Open titles after beating Chinese fifth seed and home favourite Zheng Qinwen 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the final on Sunday.

Aryna Sabalenka has won the Wuhan Open for a third time with an impressive victory against Qinwen Zheng in a closely fought final.