World no.299 Margarita Gasparyan was eager to improve her rankings, and she did in the best possible way.
Formerly ranked no. 41, the Russian had a fantastic week that ended after she defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-2 6-1 in the final in Tashkent.
Why the Russian was surprised
Soon after winning the title, Margarita commented
“When I entered this event, I wanted to just play a tournament, I didn’t think I will win the title. The goal was to play a lot of matches, I didn’t expect I would go far here.
For me this a special win as I will now have more chances to play on the bigger events in Australia, bigger matches. I’m close but far if I play good for the next few weeks.”
This is Anastasia’s 2nd career title after she won the tournament in Baku in 2015.
Becoming one of the lucky few to get a #TashkentSlam champions experience.#Gasparyan pic.twitter.com/HyKXs9PLCU
— Ashish TV 🎾🎥 (@Ashish__TV) September 29, 2018
Nice words from @CARLOSMOLLET, Gasparyan’s coach, after she won the Tashkent 🏆:
“2 years of suffering, months of hard work but it was worth it. You deserve this WTA title more than anyone. It’s just the beginning, great Marga 💪🏼 Proud of you!” pic.twitter.com/Ibk0Fj5XWm
— Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) September 29, 2018
.@OFC_MGasparyan d. @nastiaapotapova 6-2 6-1
2⃣🏆 for Margarita Gasparyan 👏 pic.twitter.com/wvP1mPIEnD
— WTA Entry List UPDATES (@WTAEntryList) September 29, 2018
