Mima Ito beat Petrissa Solja of Germany in the women's singles final at the German Open Sunday, becoming the youngest to win on the table tennis World Tour.
The 14-year-old Ito, ranked 38th in the world, defeated world No. 4 Feng Tianwei in the semifinals 4-0 before battling past 45th-ranked Solja 4-2 in the final.
"I was able to make it this far after breaking through the early competition," said Ito, who attends Osaka's Shoyo Junior High School. "I had contained my feelings of happiness but now I am exploding with happiness. I was determined to be aggressive till the end in the final."