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Rare loss in final for Swiatek as Krejcikova wins in Ostrava

Home favorite Krejcikova rallied from a set down to win the final 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3

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Iga Swiatek. Pic/AFP

Iga Swiatek. Pic/AFP

Iga Swiatek lost in a final for the first time in three years as Barbora Krejcikova claimed her second title in successive weeks at the Agel Open. Home favorite Krejcikova rallied from a set down to win the final 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Krejcikova hit her seventh ace to convert her sixth match point. The Czech prevailed in 3 hours, 16 minutes on an indoor hard-court in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava.

It was her first victory over top-ranked Swiatek after two defeats. French and U.S. Open champion Swiatek brought a 10-win streak into the final while Krejcikova came in with an eight-win streak from taking Tallinn last weekend. The Czech got the decisive break in the eighth game of the final set before serving the match out to win her fifth career title.

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