China Open: Agnieszka Radwanska claims second straight Premier title

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World No.12 Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Andrea Petkovic 7-5 0-6 6-4 in the final of the $4,500,000 China Open and extended her perfect record against the German to 5-0. It’s Radwanska’s second big title in two weeks, after last week’s Tokyo event with the prize money of $2,050,000. And that’s not all, during the US Open series, Radwanska won the Carlsbad tournament and played the semifinals of Toronto.

There were 15 service breaks in the match of 28 games. After winning the first set that lasted more than half of the match, Radwanska won only nine points in the second set and was bageled. The Pole came back in the decider, opening it with a break and later she was the one to have the decisive break for a 5-4 lead before serving out the victory. It should be pointed out, though, that Petkovic won more points in the match, 101 to Radwanska’s 100.

To win her seventh career title and third this season, the 22-year-old Radwanska defeated Zheng Jie, Sofia Arvidsson, Ana Ivanovic, Flavia Pennetta, and in the end Andrea Petkovic, who was playing the greatest final of her career. Radwanska won an astonishing $775,500 and 1000 ranking points in Beijing, which will take her back to Top 10.

Radwanska has won 22 of her last 25 matches. (photo: Ralf Reinecke)

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  1. Beautiful end of season by Agnieska. Main reason: her father has been put on the side since the beginning of the summer. Too bad she lost at US open but do remember against whom she lost.

    I don’t know if this title gets her the ticket to Istambul, but she is probably now at the top of the waiting list. Bartoli and Petkovic should and will be angry.

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