Later on Sunday, Nina Stojanovic of Serbia notched the biggest singles title of her career by winning the WTA 125 LP Open by IND crown. Stojanovic posted a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over No.2 seed Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina in the final.
Stojanovic, a former Top 100 player currently ranked No.432, battled back from a set and a double-break down to complete a 2-hour and 44-minute upset of Carle on the red clay of Colina, Chile.
Carle romped to a 6-3, 3-0 lead before Stojanovic cranked a forehand winner down the line to get on the scoreboard in the second set. The set turned on a dime from that instant, as Stojanovic won five of the next six games to level proceedings.
There were no breaks in the third set until the very last game, where Carle hit her 13th double fault to give Stojanovic her first match point. There, the Serb knocked off a volley winner before collapsing to the ground in joy.
The Colina title is another big step this year for 28-year-old Stojanovic, who also beat No.1 seed Suzan Lamens in this week's opening round. Just last month in Merida, Stojanovic got her first tour-level wins in over three years.
Stojanovic also won the LP Open by IND doubles title, when she and Mayar Sherif of Egypt received a walkover in the final. The all-French pairing of Leolia Jeanjean and Kristina Mladenovic withdrew from the championship match due to an elbow injury to Jeanjean.
Sherif won her second WTA 125 doubles title, adding to her 2022 Karlsruhe trophy. This is Stojanovic's first WTA 125 doubles title.
by dacolik » 28 Nov 2024, 15:47 