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Radwanska wins Korean Open

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SEOUL/METZ/ST PETERSBURG: Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska rallied from a set down on Sunday to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4 and win the Korea Open.

Radwanska hit five aces and took advantage of 10 double-faults by the third-seeded Russian player to win in 2 hours, 45 minutes in Seoul.

Sunday’s win was Radwanska’s first since winning the Apia International in Sydney in January.

Radwanska, No. 4 in the world rankings, improved to 3-1 in head-to-head matches against the 32nd-ranked Pavlyuchenkova.

Meanwhile, Gilles Simon defeated defending champion and compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-3 in the Metz Open final on Sunday to become the joint second most successful Frenchman of the open era with an 11th ATP Tour title.

The 16th-ranked Simon has joined former world number four Guy Forget on the list.

Former French Open champion Yannick Noah is the only Frenchman to have won more with 23 tournament wins since professionals were allowed to compete in 1968.

In Russia, sixth-seeded Ernests Gulbis of Latvia won his fourth career title by rallying from a set down to beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 at the St Petersburg Open.

Gulbis was playing in his second final since winning his third title in Delray Beach in February. Garcia-Lopez was looking for his third title. He last won in 2010 in Bangkok. (AP)

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