Lisicki wins a title after 3 years!

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Finally Sabine Lisicki wins a title after 3 years. The last time the German won the first prize in a WTA event (singles) was in Birmingham 2011 when she defeated Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 6-4.  Last year Sabine reached 3 finals (Pattaya, Memphis and Wimbledon) without much success in the last match.  In Hong Kong it was different.

The turning point of the final against Karolina Pliskova was when Lisicki was 1-5 down in opener to then win 7 consecutive games and lead 7-5 1-0. From that moment Sabine was in firm control to win 7-5 6-3. Match Stats.

Lisicki

Sabine commented “After being in three finals last year and losing them closely, this is a big step forward for me. I’ve won titles in doubles but obviously the main goal is to play well in singles and get these trophies. And I’m even happier because coming here was such a spontaneous decision – we literally decided three or four days before the tournament – and I felt very well all week in Hong Kong.”

Next stop Tokyo for Sabine. Second time lucky?