Tennis - WTA 500 - Stuttgart Open - Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany - April 25, 2021 Australia's Ashleigh Barty celebrates with the trophy after winning the Final against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka Pool via REUTERS/Marijan Murat
(Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty said her tennis had reached a new level during a "phenomenal" week in Stuttgart where she pulled off three successive comeback wins to claim her second title on clay.
The Australian, who turned 25 on Saturday, defeated fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-0 6-3 in the final to hoist her third WTA trophy this season and cement her place at the top of the rankings.
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