Alison Van Uytvanck
Alison Van Uytvanck

Alison Van Uytvanck beats Ekaterina Alexandrova to win the Hungarian Ladies Open


Alison Van Uytvanck fought back from a set down to retain the Hungarian Ladies Open title in Budapest with a 1-6 7-5 6-2 victory over Marketa Vondrousova.

Top-seeded Belgian Van Uytvanck, who had saved five match points in her semi-final against fifth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, recovered after a one-sided first set to clinch her third career title.

"I really love Hungary, and this court, and this event," Van Uytvanck told the crowd during the trophy presentation, quoted on WTA.com.

Van Uytvanck congratulated 19-year-old opponent Vondrousova, adding: "You're still young, you have a long and good road ahead of you - keep working like that and you'll have more titles for sure."

Van Uytvanck saved break point in the final game and sent down three un-returnable serves to seal victory in exactly two hours.

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