THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DEN BOSCH, Netherlands — Italy’s Roberta Vinci rallied from a set down to beat Jelena Dokic 6-7 (7), 6-3, 7-5 in the women’s final at the Unicef Open on Saturday, while Russia’s Dmitry Tursunov won the men’s event with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ivan Dodig.
Vinci’s success in a closely fought match brought the Italian her fifth WTA Tour title, but her first on grass.
"Now I’m on my way to Wimbledon," she said. "I’m a little tired after this week, but that’s OK, you know. I won."
Dokic had set points twice in the first set, but Vinci held on and had one of her own in the tiebreaker before her Australian opponent finally made the breakthrough. Vinci held serve throughout the second set and capitalized on a single break point against Dokic.
In the decider, Vinci broke first and had a chance to serve out the match, but Dokic broke back. Vinci went up 40-0 at 6-5 in the final game, but surrendered three points in a row before finishing.
Dokic said she was satisfied with her own performance and attributed her loss to Vinci’s good back-court play and the blustery wind. "That’s the way things go sometimes," she said. "I’m happy to have reached this far and I’m looking forward to Wimbledon."
In the men’s final, Dodig failed to capitalize on three break points in the first set, while Tursunov had one and took it.
The second set was halted at 2-2 for a rain delay and when play resumed, Dodig’s form deteriorated and the Croatian was unable to hold serve.
"I played the important points well," Tursunov said.