Kiki Bertens wins St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy

St. Petersburg: Second-seeded Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands rolled to a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 win over Croatia’s Donna Vekic to clinch the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy final and claiming the eighth title of her career.

Eighth seeded Vekic blew a set point that could have changed the course of the championship match which lasted one hour and 43 minutes.

“My coach, Raemon Sluiter, told me I was playing the right way, and just needed to keep going for my shots, which I did!” Bertens said after winning the title at the WTA event on Sunday. IANS

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