Former US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer produced a superb fightback to beat Poland’s Magda Linette 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 and win the Japan Women’s Open on Sunday.
The Belgian dug herself out of a hole in Tokyo as she claimed her first title of the year and fourth of her career, closing out the final in a shade under two hours and 10 minutes.
Linette’s bid for a first WTA Tour title began brightly, but her serve buckled under increasing pressure from Wickmayer in the second set and she failed to seriously trouble the Belgian in the decider.
