Winner Wang taking aim at top 20

After winning her first career WTA singles title and entering the world's top 50, 24-year-old Wang Yafan has set her sights on cracking the top 20.

Now ranked No 49, the unseeded Wang became the ninth Chinese female to win a WTA singles crown after beating fifth-seeded American Sofia Kenin 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the Acapulco Open on Saturday night in the hardcourt event at The Princess Mundo Imperial.

"I'm thrilled to win and my next goal is to get into the world's top 20," said Wang. "I know that will be a tough task, but I'll try my best to achieve it.