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Tearful Bertens wins Gstaad WTA title

Kiki Bertens has beaten Anett Kontaveit 6-4 3-6 6-1 to win the final of the Gstaad WTA event, crying several times through the final set.

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A tearful Kiki Bertens used an emotional change of ends in the deciding set of the Gstaad Ladies Championship tennis final to beat Anett Kontaveit 6-4 3-6 6-1 on Sunday.

Leading 2-1 in the third set, the second-seeded Bertens sobbed tears in her chair as she talked with her coach, Raemon Sluiter.

Bertens then won four straight games to clinch the title against the third-seeded Estonian.

The Dutch right-hander cried again behind the baseline when Kontaveit netted a service return on the first match-point chance.

Both singles titles for Bertens this season have been on clay courts, taking her career tally to four.

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Bertens is expected to rise nine places to No.26 in the WTA rankings on Monday.


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