World No.15 Samantha Stosur has been a strong competitor on the Tour – 22 doubles titles, a bunch of Top 10 wins, career high of No.1 in doubles and No.13 in singles – still, up to this day, there were no singles titles in her résumé.
At the HP Open in Osaka Stosur finally won a singles final, on her sixth attempt, defeating Francesca Schiavone 7-5 6-1. The third-seeded Stosur grabbed the first break of the match in the last game of the first set and confidently cruised through the second set. Schiavone, who was seeded fourth in Osaka, has now fallen to 1-10 in career finals.
Stosur didn’t lose a set en route to the semifinals, where she upset top seed and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-0 4-6 6-4.
yes! im so happy!
i’ve been waiting for months for her to win! its a shame the trophy isnt that speical though
I like the trophy. I prefer those classic trophies.
I was happy to see that Stosur finally won a title. I like it when a player does something well-like get to the semis of a major (RG) and then consolidates it. She has been on the brink of winning several times and has beaten many higher seeds.
oh really? i love the funky looking ones. i love the china open one, and there was a really pretty glass one, so amazing 😀