Dominika Cibulkova wins WTA finals beating the world no. 1 Angelique Kerber
Dominika Cibulkova wins WTA finals beating the world no. 1 Angelique Kerber
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Learning from the mistakes and making her journey towards the crown Dominika Cibulkova defeated world number one Angelique Kerber in the close match of WTA finals here in Singapore. In 2014 Dominika was the runner-up in the Australian Open and has got a defeat from Kerber in the round robin stage. But this time she was determined to make it tough to digest for the world number one and defeating her with 6-3,6-4.

Kerber was the talk of the town because of her previous wins in Australian Open and US open titles. But she was powerless to stop the determined Dominika who not only gave the tough competition but also turned the game towards victory. Now Dominika is being named as the WTA's comeback player of the year.

Cibulkova was facing an early exit when she lost her first two round-robin matches in Singapore. But she won her last three matches to receive the Billie Jean King trophy and a cheque for $2.05 million, the biggest payday of her life.

In the doubles finals Russian Olympic champions Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina beat US Open winners Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova 7-5(7-5), 6-3. After the start was delayed by 30 minutes due to a lighting problem, Makarova and Vesnina began the first set by conceding two games. But they fought back in a closely contested encounter which saw 14 break points and three match points.

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