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Badosa beats Krejcikova in third set tiebreak to win Sydney title

Paula Badosa guaranteed her third profession WTA singles title by winning over Barbora Krejcikova in a last second thrill ride in the Sydney Tennis Classic last.

Badosa - 2022 Sydney F

One more alluring Top 10 standoff at the Sydney Tennis Classic boiled last minute, and it was World No.9 Paula Badosa who prevailed to guarantee the WTA 500 title, edging World No.4 Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4).

The week finished with one more spine chiller as Badosa of Spain held off the Czech Republic's Krejcikova to get triumph following 2 hours and 22 minutes of intently challenged power tennis. Badosa brings home her third profession WTA singles title out of three finals.

Quick realities: Badosa and Krejcikova were the two greatest movers into the Top 10 during the 2021 season. Krejcikova began 2021 positioned No.65 and Badosa even lower at No.70, however both had vocation best seasons to complete the year in the tip top and acquire spots at the year-end Akron WTA Finals.

In any case, Badosa had Krejcikova's number coming into the Sydney last, holding a 2-0 straight on lead. Both of those gatherings came last year, and they each wrapped up with indistinguishable 6-1, 7-5 scorelines in support of Badosa, once on the mud of Madrid, and once on the hard courts at Indian Wells.

On Saturday, Krejcikova at last asserted her previously set against Badosa, as she almost copied her colossal rebound prevail upon Anett Kontaveit in Friday's elimination rounds, where she won in a third-set tiebreak subsequent to saving seven match focuses.

Nonetheless, Badosa would not allow Krejcikova to rehash that accomplishment, keeping her undefeated record against ruling Roland Garros champion Krejcikova alive.

Badosa's two greatest titles have been won with third-set tiebreaks in the last. The Spaniard crushed Victoria Azarenka by means of third-set tiebreak to guarantee the WTA 1000 title at Indian Wells last year, and she has now pulled it off again at the Sydney WTA 500 occasion.