 "Birmingham Classic: Ons Jabeur beats Daria Kasatkina to become first Arab woman to win WTA title")
London: Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to win a WTA title on Sunday when the Tunisian beat Daria Kasatkina of Russia 7-5, 6-4 in an engrossing hour and a half tussle in Birmingham. Jabeur, the second seed, gained a measure of revenge as she secured her first title at the expense of Kasatkina, one of two women to have beaten her in her previous finals appearances. Jabeur, ranked 24 in the world, has been in fine form this season where she ranks alongside former world number one Ashleigh Barty in terms of matches (28) won.
History made in Birmingham.
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How the Tunisian entered the winner’s circle at the #VikingClassic ⏬
The 26-year-old held her nerve despite Kasatkina breaking back when Jabeur served for the first set at 5-4. Jabeur, though, broke world number 35 Kasatkina immediately and this time she made no mistake in serving to win the set. Kasatkina had beaten Jabeur twice in three-set affairs. However, her opponent did not give her a sniff of a chance of a repeat of forcing her into a decider as she raced into a 4-0 lead in the second set. Kasatkina, winner of two titles this season, fought her way back to 4-3 down but the Tunisian remained focused, sealing the title on her first match point when the Russian netted.
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