Monterrey, Mexico (My Sportsbook) - Third-seeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won her second match of the day on Sunday to capture the title at the $220,000 Monterrey Open. Pavlyuchenkova rallied from a first-set loss to take down second-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 on the hardcourts at Sierra Madre Country Club. The 18-year-old Pavlyuchenkova won her first WTA title in her first-ever final match on the WTA Tour. Earlier in the day, Pavlyuchenkova defeated Latvian Anastasija Sevastova in a semifinal match that was carried over to Sunday as it was rained out on Saturday. It was the third time that Hantuchova and Pavlyuchenkova met. Two weeks ago, the promising Russian beat the Slovak in Dubai while Hantuchova won their other match. It was the 24th-ranked Hantuchova's first title match since 2007, a year in which she went 2-2 in finals. The 26-year-old Slovak is now 3-7 lifetime in her championship bouts. Pavlyuchenkova took home $37,000 for the victory. |
