Emma Navarro defeats Victoria Mboko to claim Strasbourg Open title
American Emma Navarro has claimed her first title in over a year by defeating top seed Victoria Mboko 6-0 5-7 6-2 at the Strasbourg Open.
The 25-year-old former world number eight produced a superb performance to overcome her teenage Canadian opponent and secure her third career WTA trophy.
It also marks a maiden tournament victory on clay for the American.
Having recently struggled with illness that forced her withdrawal from several events, this triumph provides a timely boost before the French Open begins on Sunday.
Navarro, who started the week ranked 39th in the world, expressed relief at her return to the winner’s circle.
“It’s kind of been a little bit of a rocky year and a half or so, but I think we put in a lot of really good work,” she said.
Tien and Buse claim dramatic ATP victories
Elsewhere, there was further success for the United States at the Geneva Open as Learner Tien secured the second ATP title of his career.
The 20-year-old fought back to beat Argentina’s Mariano Navone 3-6 6-3 7-5 in a gripping final.
However, Tommy Paul was unable to make it an American hat-trick of weekend titles after suffering a shock defeat in the Hamburg Open final.
Peruvian qualifier Ignacio Buse stunned the sixth seed 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6-3 following a gruelling battle that lasted more than three hours.
The historic victory means Buse becomes the first player from Peru to win an ATP Tour title since Luis Horna triumphed at Vina del Mar in 2007.
Marcinko secures maiden WTA crown
On the WTA Tour, Croatia’s Petra Marcinko celebrated the first senior title of her career at the Morocco Open.
The world number 76 was leading 6-2 3-0 after just 46 minutes when Ukrainian opponent Anhelina Kalinina was forced to retire from the contest.