Berliner Tageblatt - Second-time lucky for Kasatkina as she wins Eastbourne WTA final

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Second-time lucky for Kasatkina as she wins Eastbourne WTA final / Photo: © AFP

Second-time lucky for Kasatkina as she wins Eastbourne WTA final

SPORTS 29.06.2024

Daria Kasatkina won her first grass-court title by defeating Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 6-4 to win the Eastbourne International on Saturday a year after losing in the final of the WTA Tour event.

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Victory saw the sixth-seeded Russian go one better on England's south coast after she was beaten in the 2023 showpiece match at Devonshire Park by Madison Keys -- who lost to Fernandez in the semi-finals of this year's Wimbledon warm-up event.

In defeating former US Open finalist Fernandez, world number 14 Kasatkina won her seventh career title and first since 2022 following three previous defeats in finals this season for the 27-year-old.

"It's been a year, but it feels like it's been a few days since last year when I was standing here," said Kasatkina, who beat Britain's Emma Raducanu -- Fernandez's conqueror in the 2021 US Open final -- on her way to Saturday's title match at Eastbourne.

J.Fankhauser--BTB

Berliner Tageblatt - Second-time lucky for Kasatkina as she wins Eastbourne WTA final

Second-time lucky for Kasatkina as she wins Eastbourne WTA final

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