Kiki Bertens is the first woman ever to win the championship without dropping a set.
MADRID: Kiki Bertens won the biggest title of her career on Saturday, beating Simona Halep 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid Open final while also becoming the first woman ever to win the championship without dropping a set.
Bertens came back from 4-2 down in the first set against French Open champion Halep by winning the next three games, striking the first blow in a gripping final full of drama which lasted one hour and 27 minutes. A shot from Bertens was heading way out and would have handed Halep two break points but the wayward ball struck the Romanian’s body, earning her opponent a fortuitous point that eventually led to her holding serve.“At the beginning I was a little bit searching for my game still, but I think the rest of the match I played really solid, really smart,” Bertens told a news conference.
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