ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Third-seeded Mira Andreeva trailed 3-0 in the Adelaide International final on Saturday, but then won nine straight games to defeat Victoria Mboko 6-3, 6-1.
The match featured the only player under the age of 20 among the top 20 on the WTA Tour. Andreeva is 18 years old and Mboko is 19 years old.
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The Canadian jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first set before Andreeva equalized, scoring 13 straight points and dominating the rest of the match and match.
Trailing 3-0 in the second set, Mboko requested a medical timeout after taking his blood pressure and pulse. She came back to win the first game of the second set, but Andreeva ended the match after three games.
This was Andreeva’s fifth WTA title in her sixth final.
Mboko quickly rose to the top of the rankings and has two career titles: last year’s WTA 1000 Canadian Open in Montreal and the WTA 250 Hong Kong Open.
Tomas Machak will face Ugo Humbert in the men’s final in Adelaide.
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