Off-the-boil Swiatek lifts 25th career title

Iga Swiatek made a recovery from a set down against Ekaterina Alexandrova on Sunday to produce a 1-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 victory in the final of the WTA Seoul event to win the 25th title of her career.

The six-time Grand Slam winner from Poland got off to the worst possible start as she lost a set 6-1 for the first time since Roland Garros on June 1.

But the top seed turned the momentum to win a replay of this month’s fourth-round match against Alexandrova at the US Open.

The South Korea win in just under two and a quarter hours earned Swiatek her third trophy of the season and ran her career record in finals to 25-5.

“Honestly, I don’t know how I won it because you were playing great and I just tried to stay alive,” the winner told the finalist at the trophy ceremony.

A break in the opening game set the tone for Alexandrova before Swiatek switched into gear, breaking to begin the second set as her comeback took flight.

Swiatek took control of the second-set tiebreaker 3-0 and made it 5-2 on the way to levelling the final.

Swiatek managed three double faults to trail 2-1 in the deciding set before squaring it at three games each on her way to the trophy.

Main photo:- Iga Swiatek celebrates victory by WTATennis.com