Tennis - WTA Premier - St Petersburg Ladies Trophy - Sibur Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia - February 3, 2019 Netherlands' Kiki Bertens poses as she celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Croatia's Donna Vekic REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
(Reuters) - Second seed Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands beat Croatia's Donna Vekic 7-6(2) 6-4 to win the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday and claim her eighth WTA singles title.
Bertens, the world number eight, was slow out of the blocks, and found herself trailing 5-2 in the first set before staging a remarkable turnaround.
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