INDIAN WELLS -- Paula Badosa demonstrated her mental toughness to become the WTA Indian Wells champion in her desert debut on Sunday with a hard-fought, three-set victory over two-time champion Victoria Azarenka.
Badosa won her only previous WTA final earlier this season in Belgrade but she did it via a retirement over Ana Konjuh. Two-time Australian Open winner Azarenka was trying to become the first three-time WTA winner in Indian Wells. Azarenka used an ace to win the fifth game of the opening set and then used another ace to set up the winning point in the ninth game to take a 5-4 lead.Badosa jumped out to a 4-0 lead but Azarenka clawed her way back in to level it 5-5. An unforced error by Azarenka created set point and Badosa overpowered her with a blistering cross court forehand winner to end the marathon set.
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