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WATCH: Yastremska gives wired victory speech in Hong Kong

ByCody Fitzpatrick

Published Oct 15, 2018

Ukrainian teeanger Dayana Yastremska announced herself as a presence on the WTA on Sunday by winning her first WTA title, in Hong Kong. The 18-year-old has skyrocketed her ranking from No. 102 to No. 66.

And, if her victory speech is any indication, she was very excited about the achievement:

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"I wanna stay here for all night," she told the crowd at warp speed. "I would do that, but I have a flight soon, so I don't have time. Just THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU!!"

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In the final, Yastremska recorded a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win over Wang Qiang—who herself has had an amazing run in Asia, making the semifinals or better in Hiroshima, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Beijing and Hong Kong.

Yastremska's past accolades include three ITF Pro Circuit titles and a trip to the 2016 Wimbledon girls' final.