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Bondarenko's final-set rally helps seal first WTA singles title

Associated Press

Sunday, June 15, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, England -- Kateryna Bondarenko claimed her first WTA Tour singles title Sunday with a 7-6 (7), 2-6, 7-6 (4) victory over Yanina Wickmayer in the final of the DFS Classic. Bondarenko, a 21-year-old Ukrainian who won the Australian Open doubles championship with her sister Alona, won a long battle of groundstrokes in the Wimbledon warmup. She escaped from set point down in the first when Wickmayer pulled a forehand drive wide. In the second set, Wickmayer broke down in tears after ...

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