Pironkova stuns Kerber in Sydney for first title

Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina hits a return to Dmitry Tursunov of Russia during their men's singles semi-final match at the Sydney International tennis tournament, January 10, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Reed

FRSYDNEY (Reuters) - Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova's fairytale run at the Sydney International ended with her first WTA title when she stunned world number nine Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-4 in the final on Friday.

Pironkova had already beaten world number six Petra Kvitova and number seven Sara Errani in the seven matches it took her to get the final and rode a second set fightback from her German opponent to claim the victory.