World number one Victoria Azarenka has claimed her sixth WTA title of the year winning the Generali Ladies Linz final over Germany’s Julia Gorges.
Azarenka triumphed 6-3, 6-4 over Gorges, as she enjoyed a dominant tournament where she failed to drop a set, although the German gave her a scare.
“At 5-0 it felt like such a comfortable lead. I think I won seven games in a row at that point. But then Julia just went for her shots, and I kind of misjudged the situation,” Azarenka said.
“I felt like the match was already in my hands, but Julia is such an unpredictable player, and the momentum can turn around really quickly with her, and it did. I wasn’t really expecting to have such a change.”
The Belarussian will take a break ahead of next week’s WTA Championships in Istanbul.
“I just want to rest a bit - it has been a long trip for me,” she said. “I’m happy I have this week to recover, regroup and refocus to go for that last push.”