The season has shaped up in a similar fashion to last term but this time Rafael Nadal hasn’t made a brilliant start to the year and instead it is Djokovic who looks every bit the favourite. The bulk of prominent bookmakers offer short odds on Djokovic claiming his third French Open crown later this year. I'm going to take a couple of days off before going to work on my swing.Novak Djokovic has been installed as the early favourite for the French Open with his biggest rivals currently operating under injury clouds. I didn't play well and couldn’t really put up a battle as much as I wanted to,' Korda said. 'I'm obviously a little disappointed with today. Another two birdies on 14 and 18 were not enough for Korda to capture her ninth LPGA title. However, the American stumbled with bogeys on six and 13. Korda, who started the final round two shots behind Ko in second place, fired three successive birdies starting from the third hole to pile the pressure on the leader. Japan's Ayaka Furue signed off with her week's best score of 67 to share third place with Americans Allisen Corpuz and Danielle Kang on 274. She parred her last three holes to claim a two-shot victory over world number two Nelly Korda, who also posted a three-under 69 to finish in outright second place. Heavy rain disrupted play in the afternoon, as it had done the previous two afternoons, but it did little to stop Ko from marching towards another grandstand finish when play resumed about an hour later. The only blemish on Ko's card came on 11 but she quickly regained her advantage with another birdie on the 13th. Ko made a promising start with an opening birdie before adding two more on the fifth and eighth holes. I was injured last year and I fought really hard to make my comeback, both physically and mentally. It's my 14th LPGA win but also the most important one.

'This is indeed a very special week for me. So I tried really hard to keep a poker face throughout the day and when I finally won, I just couldn't control my emotions anymore.'Ī wrist injury had threatened to stall the 27-year-old's career since her 2022 victory and, despite admitting she has not fully recovered, Ko continued to prove she has enough class to lift her 14th LPGA Tour title in Singapore. I didn't want to lose to the other players, especially today.

'This week has just been too long for me. 'It was a great honour to defend my title,' Ko said. Victory at the Sentosa Golf Club, with a 17-under-par total of 271, was especially sweet for the world number five because it also marked her return to the winner's circle for the first time since her win at the same venue last year.

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