Radwanska beats Svitolina to take Connecticut Open title

Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland celebrates after defeating Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, 6-1, 7-6 (3) in the final match of the Connecticut Open tennis tournament in New Haven, Conn on Saturday.
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland celebrates after defeating Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, 6-1, 7-6 (3) in the final match of the Connecticut Open tennis tournament in New Haven, Conn on Saturday.
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AP, New Haven :Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska completed a dominating week at the Connecticut Open on Sunday, beating Elina Svitolina 6-1, 7-6 (3) in the final then spraying her coaches and friends with champagne.The Polish star didn’t drop a set during the tournament, her 19th WTA championship. She took control of the final from the start, winning 20 of the first 27 points, jumping out to a 5-0 lead.She ran the 21-year-old Ukrainian all over the court, chasing down shots and placing her own with pinpoint accuracy. Svitolina held off two set points in the sixth game, but Radwanska was able to serve out the set in 29 minutes.”I was really feeling good this week,” Radwanska said. “Everything was working. I was feeling very confident on that court.”The second set was much closer. It included three service breaks for each player and a 37-shot rally in the ninth game. Radwanska broke serve in that game to go up 5-4 and seemed to be in control, especially after Svitolina turned her ankle chasing a lob shot.But the 10th seed rallied, breaking back and going up 6-5. Radwanska saved two set points to force the tiebreaker, and took five of the last six points to win it.Svitolina committed 36 unforced errors, including a backhand into the net to end the match.”Set points, they come and go in five seconds,” Svitolina said. “She served two big serves. She placed it really well.”

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