Pavlyuchenkova wins her 1st title- A Pavlyuchenkova gana en Monterrey

La rusa Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova se recuperó de un mal primer set para vencer 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 a la eslovaca Daniela Hantuchova, ganar el Abierto de tenis de Monterrey y de esa forma conseguir su primer título de la WTA.

Paylyuchenkova se vio superada en el arranque ante una figura de más experiencia, que necesitó menos de 38 minutos para marcar diferencia a favor con su servicio.

"Estoy muy contenta con mi resultado, es el primer título de mi carrera. El próximo año espero regresar a Monterrey, que es un gran torneo donde la gente se entrega y apoya mucho a las jugadoras", dijo Pavluchenkova, quien estará la próxima semana en Indian Wells, en Estados Unidos.

Por su victoria en el Abierto de Monterrey, la rusa se llevó un premio de 37.000 dólares, mientras su rival recibió un cheque por 19.000.

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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Daniela Hantuchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 to win the Monterrey Open title.

Pavlyuchenkova came back from a set down to crush Hantuchova in the final. She played her second match of the day after earlier beating Anastasia Sevastova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in a semifinal that was rained out Saturday.

“After my first match, it was hard to concentrate again. I wasn’t feeling the ball well and Daniela played a very solid first set,” Pavlyuchenkova said. “I tried to understand her game and I started fighting. When you win a final it’s hard to understand – you feel a lot of emotions. In a few days I will get it.”

“I played a solid first set with few mistakes, but then she started to play very aggressively with almost no mistakes,” Hantuchova said afterwards. “She really played unbelievable. I was always under pressure. Maybe after the first set she thought she had nothing to lose, then began playing better.”