ISTANBUL/HAMBURG: Caroline Wozniacki overpowered second-seeded Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Istanbul Cup final and clinch her first WTA title of the year.
Top-seeded Wozniacki needed only 67 minutes against the 24th-ranked Italian at the hard-court Koza World of Sport Complex. Wozniacki won 76 percent of points on her first serve – compared to just 43 percent for Vinci – and also saved all six break points against her.
The two players are now 2-2 in head-to-heads with Vinci beating the Dane when she was the top-ranked player in 2011.
Wozniacki, now ranked 15th, has won at least one title every year since 2008.
Meanwhile, Leonardo Mayer upset top-seeded David Ferrer 6-7 (3), 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the Hamburg Open final on Sunday to win his first ATP title.
”I can’t believe it,” Mayer said. ”I was able to do it against Ferrer, who is one of the best players on this surface. I’m really happy and it still hasn’t sunk in that I won.”
Mayer had not dropped a set in five matches to reach the final. (AP)
