Twenty-five year old Barbora Zahlavova Strycova clinched her first career WTA title at the Bell Challenge tournament, an annual event held in Québec City, Canada. She defeated Marina Erakovic of New Zealand 4-6, 6-1, 6-0.
“After the first set I changed my strategy. I could see she was very tired after the first set so I started putting more balls in the court and making her run,” Zahlavova Strycova said.
“In the first set she was playing very good, but I could see she started to make more mistakes. It felt like she was breaking down,” she added.
Her ranking rose from 75th to 49th after the title win.
