the ukrainian Martha Kostyukthe world number 52 player, won her first WTA Tour title by defeating the Russian Varvara Gracheva (88) by 6-3 and 7-5 in final of the austin tournament played this Sunday.
Kostyuk, who won the first set without forcing, had to fight his way back into the second, where it was very demanding. Gracheva dodged the punches to force your rival to call with no margin for error.
Gracheva came to dominate 5-3. However, the number 8 seed produced his best tennis to score four games in a row and win his first circuit title in just one hour and a half (1h31 min) of play.
in this victory Kostyuk, 20, will appear this Monday in the top 40 of the WTA ranking. The Ukrainian is looking to continue climbing the rankings with good results in Indian Wells and Miami.
Source: La Verdad
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