Wozniacki ends title drought in Luxembourg

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9/1 Wozniacki claimed her 1st title of the year in beating German (57/-) Beck 62 62, who was playing her 1st WTA final. Wozniacki hadn't won a title in a year exactly since winning the Kremlin Cup 2012 and now goes into the WTA Championships as a first alternate!

Wozniacki had a tough week, beating Minella 63 76(2), Niculescu 63 62, Jovanovski 63 36 63 and (15/3) Lisicki 64 64 to reach her 2nd final of the year. She had been a runner up here in 2008.

Beck had also worked hard, beating Pironkova 62 62, Safarova 62 46 64, saving match point in an epic 3 hour+ contest against Piter 63 67(3) 76(5) and then benefiting from Voegele's retirement up 75 10. It was the 19 year olds first meeting with the Dane and a marked improvement from her second round exit here last year.

First Set      
Beck initially troubled Wozniacki, breaking her first two service games with solid play. Though Wozniacki broke back immediately each time, it was evident that Beck believed she could win. She was as solid as Wozniacki from the back, but was looking to take risks with her forehand which were already paying off. The rallies were long and intense but after a close sixth game where Beck missed several game points, Wozniacki broke clear in winning 6 straight games from 1-2 down.

Second Set
Beck hung in well to begin with, breaking Wozniacki to get back on serve at 3-2. However, the greater experience of the 20 time titlist began to show as she began to dominate all aspects of the court. Beck's concentration faded quickly towards the end behind a slew of unforced errors. Wozniacki won the last 11 points of the match to claim her 21st title.