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Vinci hoists her third title of the year
The opener found the Italian taking a comfortable three-game lead, 5-2, thanks to a midway break which propelled her into a 1-0 overall lead pretty quickly. On the other side, the 20-year-old Romanian, who was playing her second ever final, threatened with a much more consistent comeback, taking the second term at one. Unfortunately, Begu was unable to set the pace in the decider as the world number 60 conceded the set and a crucial break, allowing the 28-year-old to win her third season title after Barcelona and Hertogenbosch.
That was also their first ever meeting, the two players being drawn on the second half of the table at the Palermo event which is to start on Monday. Begu is to continue her Italian adventure against host Maria Elena Camerin, while the world number 23 Vinci is still waiting for an opponent to be drawn. Said Vinci after the big final in Hungary: “I began well, but in the second set I felt tired and the heat made things more difficult. I didn’t play aggressively enoughI was still tired in the third but at 4-2 down I pushed myself and told myself, ‘Come on, come on.’ I started to play stronger on my forehand and managed to turn things around.”
Both Vinci and Begu were following similar wins as the Italian had previously defeated Klara Zakopalova 6-4, 6-4, the same result with which the Romanian had stunned Anabel Medina in the same last four round. The trophy is the more important for the Italian she was two steps of being ousted from the tournament in the quarter finals and second term respectively. Host Timea Babos stole the first set against the top seed, only to be left 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 behind, while Slovak Zuzana Kucova had match point in her 4-6, 7-6, 3-6 loss against the same Vinci in the last eight.
En route to the final, Begu hadn’t dropped any set. Previous to the semi finals, she had eliminated Estrella Cabeza 6-0, 6-3, Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4, 6-4 ad Laura Pous 6-4, 6-4. Unfortunately, she was unable to apply the same tough treatment to Vinci on Sunday, but she remains in great shape though and a real threat for any of the top seeds.
Vinci is to pocket a $37,000 check and 280 points WTA, while Begu received $19,000 and 200 points WTA for her performance.
“Budapest Prize Money and points:
Winner – $37,000 and 280 points WTA
Runner-up – $19,000 and 200 points WTA
Semi finalist – $10,200 and 130 points WTA
Quarter finalist – $5340 and 70 points WTA
R16 – $2,950 and 30 points WTA
R32 – $1,725 and 1 point WTA
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