Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Top-seeded Ksenia Pervak won her maiden WTA title on Saturday, beating Eva Birnerova in the final of the Tashkent Open.
After Birnerova had rallied in the first set from 3-0 down to level, Pervak responded by winning the next three games to take a 1-0 lead. The Russian won four consecutive games in the second set, serving for the match at love and wrapping up the victory with an ace.
The 52nd-ranked Pervak has not dropped a set on the way to her second final of the season. She lost to Vera Zvonareva in the final in Baku in July and reached the fourth round at Wimbledon.
The 27-year-old Birnerova, who mostly plays on the ITF circuit, was playing in her first career WTA tour final.– Sapa-AP