Wozniacki Wins 1st 2013 Title in Luxembourg, Halep Wins 5th in Moscow
WTA Luxembourg
Caroline Wozniacki won her first WTA title of 2013 in Luxembourg this week with a 6-2, 6-2 win over German wunderkind Annika Beck. It was Annika’s first tour level final and from the off she looked nervous, surrendering serve in the very first game.
She did manage to break back though, but was broken again for 2-1. Beck broke again for 2-2, but failed to win another game in the first set.
The second set was much of the same, with Caroline prevailing with a 6-2 6-2 beatdown.
Wozniacki scored wins over Minella, Niculescu, Jovanovski and third seed Lisicki, only dropping one set on the way to the final in her QF match.
Beck upset Pironkova, Safarova, Piter and Vogele, before falling to Wozniacki in the final.
WTA Moscow
In Moscow, projected dark horse Simona Halep was the one to pick up the trophy with a 7-6(1), 6-2 win over seventh seed and 2012 runner up Samantha Stosur.
Halep went up an early lead in the first set and managed to secure a 4-1 lead, but she surrendered to Stosur’s fine serving and returning who wrestled back to 4-4. The set then went with serve into a tiebreak which Halep took 7-1.
The second set was much more straightforward with Halep racing to a 5-2 lead, only to break Stosur to win the title.
—Connor Farley, Tennis East Coast
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