Mayar Sherif wins Iasi title after Paula Badosa retires

Egypt's Mayar Sherif claimed her first title in nearly four years Monday after Spain's Paula Badosa retired in the final of the Iasi Open in Romania.

In a match carried over from Sunday due to rain, Sherif was up 6-4, 4-0 when Badosa was forced to bow out due to injury after 72 minutes.

Sherif, 30, took control with a service break in the seventh game of the opening set and broke Badosa twice to open the second set.

Sherif claimed her first WTA Tour-level trophy since winning the Parma Open in Italy -- also on clay -- in October 2022.