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Bacsinszky wins Luxembourg Open
Unseeded Timea Bacsinszky won her first WTA title, beating sixth-seeded Sabine Lisicki 6-2, 7-5 in the final of the Luxembourg Open.
- Associated Press
- Updated: October 26, 2009 12:22 pm IST
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Luxembourg :
Unseeded Timea Bacsinszky won her first WTA title, beating sixth-seeded Sabine Lisicki 6-2, 7-5 in the final of the Luxembourg Open.
The Swiss, ranked 70th in the world, won the battle of the 20-year olds Sunday with her fourth upset victory this week by beating a player 42 places ahead of her in the rankings.
In the semifinals, she had upset fifth-seed Yanina Wickmayer, ending the Belgian's eight-match winning streak.
Germany's Lisicki was looking for her second WTA win this year in the wake of her first career title at Charleston in April.
The Swiss, ranked 70th in the world, won the battle of the 20-year olds Sunday with her fourth upset victory this week by beating a player 42 places ahead of her in the rankings.
In the semifinals, she had upset fifth-seed Yanina Wickmayer, ending the Belgian's eight-match winning streak.
Germany's Lisicki was looking for her second WTA win this year in the wake of her first career title at Charleston in April.
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