Italian Jasmine Paolini fought again from a set all the way down to beat qualifier Anna Kalinskaya 4-6 7-5 7-5 within the closing of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Saturday to safe her second WTA singles title.
Kalinskaya, the Australian Open quarter-finalist, had been on a giant-killing run in Dubai, having surprised world primary Iga Swiatek within the semi-finals after knocking out U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff and Jelena Ostapenko within the earlier rounds.
The Russian took the opening set, however Paolini mounted a comeback and levelled the tie – solely to then discover herself in hassle within the decider as she slipped to inside a recreation of defeat at 3-5.
However she stored her composure to seal the win, changing into solely the fourth participant in 24 years to win the ultimate in Dubai after dropping the primary set.
The Twenty sixth-ranked Paolini got here again from a set all the way down to win 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 and can enter the highest 20 subsequent week for the primary time.