Former No1 in the world Gabrine Muguruza (Spain) won the hard tennis tournament in Dubai (UAE) with a prize fund of 1. 84 million dollars.
Number 9 Muguruza defeated Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) in the final with 7:6 (6), 6:3 after a little more than two hours of play and earned the eighth trophy of her career.
The Spaniard made up for an early passive break, but then squandered a 4:2 lead and reached a tiebreak. In it, Kreichikova missed setball with 6:5 points, and Mugurusa reached a turning point with three consecutive playoffs.
In the second half, the Spaniard took the initiative with a break at the beginning and did not allow a turnaround until the end.
She reached her first trophy in her third final of the season after Melbourne in early February and Doha last weekend.
The doubles specialist Kreichikova failed to reach the singles title in her second final analyzed by
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The Czech has won two Grand Slam titles in women`s duets, and in the last three seasons has triumphed in mixed doubles at the Australian Open.
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