Timea Babos wins her second career title in Budapest after defeating Lucie Safarova in a thriller. The Hungarian wasted a 4-2 led in the opener to lose the first set at the tiebreak. In the second set, Timea managed to win the decisive break in the very first game to bring the battle to the decider. Things got better and better for Babos in the third set after she won 3 consecutive games (from 2-2 to 5-2), but then she failed to serve out the match on a 5-3 scoreline. Finally, Timea broke Lucie again in the last game to win the contest 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-3.
Unbelievable feeling. BABOS
After the match, Timea commented
“I’m really, really happy. It’s an unbelievable feeling and an incredible moment for my career that I could play against Lucie. She’s an amazing player, and it was a big fight, and it’s unbelievable that I could come out with a win in front of my home crowd.”
| STRONG TO HER 2ND CAREER TITLE |
