Victoria Azarenka of Belarus beat Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday’s Kremlin Cup final for her fifth career title.
After an exchange of breaks early in the match, Azarenka broke her Russian opponent twice to take the first set.
Azarenka had a disastrous start to the second set when the 24th-ranked Kirilenko, who reached the final of her hometown event on her sixth attempt, moved to a 4-0 lead.
The 10th-ranked Azarenka saved three break points in the seventh game and three more in the ninth - to win six straight games. She wrapped up the victory with a forehand net volley after Kirilenko saved two match points.
“It was really tough to win the second set as Maria started pretty good, dominating the play completely,” Azarenka said. “I tried hard to stay in the match fighting for every point and it paid off ... I’m really happy to win here on my third attempt.”
By reaching the quarterfinals in Moscow, Azarenka secured a spot in the season-ending WTA Tour championships in Doha, Qatar.
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