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Industry News NEWS Congratulations to Anastasija Sevastova on her second WTA title! The Latvian dethroned defending champion Caroline Garcia and overcame Julia Görges in the Mallorca Open finals, earning her first title after her return to the court in 2015. Anastasija, whose game is entirely supported by Yonex gear, has reached No. 19 in the WTA Conquering the world! Indian star Srikanth Kidambi claimed another Superseries title with his defeat of Chen Long in the Australian Open, his second title following last week’s win at the Indonesian Open. In Women’s Doubles the number 2 pair, Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen were runners up against Japanese foes, Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsu- tomo 20-year-old Yonex player Donna Vekic took home her second WTA title after overcoming World No. 8 and home favorite Jo- anna Konta in the Aegon Open. The British led the match, but the young Croatian fought back fiercely and downed her opponent in three sets, rising up to No. 58 in the rankings. Donna defeated a top 10 player for the second time armed with her VCORE SV, the racquet of choice of players like WTA No. 1 Angelique Kerber 11