Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland clinched the International Women’s Open title at Eastbourne defeating Nadia Petrova 6-4 6-7 (11) 6-4 in today’s final.
Fourth-seeded Radwanska took the first set, but didn’t convert three match points in the second set and Petrova leveled on her fourth set point. The final set was also close, but the 19-year-old Radwanska secured the decisive break at 5-4 and served out for victory.
Winning her third title of the year, after Pattaya and Istanbul, world No.11 Radwanska joins Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova as the only players to have won three titles in 2008.
