Global Times
Saturday 2nd March, 2013
Romania’s Monica Niculescu clinched her first WTA singles title on Saturday with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Russia’s Olga Puchkova in the Brazil Cup. The 75th-ranked Niculescu took just under two hours to defeat Puchkova, who a day earlier eliminated former world No.1 Venus Williams in the semifinals. “It’s unbelievable,” Niculescu said. “This means a lot, I was so nervous and wanted to win this so much. My game was not brilliant today but it shows that in tennis if you keep fighting you can manage to win.” The 25-year-old’s previous best WTA result was runner-up at the Luxembourg Open in…
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