Yanina Wickmayer wins Generali Ladies Linz, cracks Top 20
Belgian Yanina Wickmayer beat Czech Petra Kvitova in the final of the Generali Ladies Linz, thus winning her second Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title and ensuring her place in the Top 20 for the first time.
Third seed Wickmayer, a wildcard into the draw, had defeated top seed and world No.11 Flavia Pennetta in the semifinals scoring her career-best win, and in the title match she went past unseeded Kvitova, ranked 55th, in an hour and 25 minutes, 6-3 6-4.
The world No.24 Wickmayer, who turns 20 on Tuesday, was a semifinalist at the 2009 US Open and by this title in Linz she consolidated that Grand Slam success. (via Sony Ericsson WTA Tour)
