Martic wins maiden WTA title with comeback win in Istanbul

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Croatia's Petra Martic fought back from a set down to beat Marketa Vondrousova 1-6 6-4 6-1 to win her first WTA title at the Istanbul Cup on Sunday.

Martic, 28, took an hour and 49 minutes on centre court to beat her 19-year-old Czech opponent who is now yet to beat Martic in four attempts.Martic, ranked 40 in the world, won her first final on her third attempt while this was Vondrousova's second loss in a final this season after losing the Hungarian Open final in February.

"You guys kept cheering me on when I thought I had no chance for me to win," a grateful Martic said."You kept believing in me and helped me get through this match today."

 

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