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Wozniacki wins Tokyo Open title, her first trophy in 2017
Tokyo, Sep 24 (IANS) Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki claimed her first trophy of 2017 beating Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the Tokyo Open final on Sunday.
The World No.6 defending champion defeated her Russian rival, World No.23, with a score of 6-0, 7-5 in one hour and 13 minutes, reports Efe.
“It feels great to have won the title,” Wozniacki said after her victory.
“It was really important for me to get there and just stay focused and aggressive and positive,” she added.
This trophy is Wozniacki’s 26th WTA singles title and her 21st on hard court.
Wozniacki, who also lifted the trophy of Tokyo Open in 2010 and 2016, maintains an important streak with at least one title a season since 2008.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.