Tennis: Radwanska beats Kvitova to win 2015 WTA Finals singles crown
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SINGAPORE - Agnieszka Radwanska captured the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global on Sunday evening with a tense three-set 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Petra Kvitova.
Ranked sixth in the world, it was the 26-year-old Pole's first title at the prestigious US$7 million (S$9.81 million) season-finale held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Radwanska had begun the tournament with two losses in the round-robin stage but qualified for the knockout round.
In the semi-finals against second seed and Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza, she stunned the Spaniard to advance to the championship match.
Against the more powerful Kvitova, ranked fifth in the world and the 2011 champion, Radwanska again relied on her shot-making skills and defensive game to claim the biggest victory of her career.
Tearing up as she spoke, Radwanska said: "It's an incredible moment for me. I didn't even know if I was going to be here.
"There were a lot of up and downs in the match but in the key moments I was doing the right thing.
"Doesn't matter how I won, just that I did. This means everything to me."
