Tipsarevic, Cibulkova win Kremlin Cup titles

MOSCOW (AFP) - Serbia's top seed Janko Tipsarevic won the ATP title of the joint WTA/ATP 1.5-million-dollar Kremlin Cup tournament here Sunday, beating second seed and his compatriot Viktor Troicki. Earlier, eighth seed Slovak Dominika Cibulkova battled back from a set down to win her first ever title beating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the WTA final. Tipsarevic, 14th in the ATP rankings, prevailed 6-4, 6-2 in one hour 28 minutes to dethrone Troicki and level their head-to-head record at 1-1. Tipsarevic, 27, who suffered a straight-set defeat at the hands of Troicki in their only previous clash here in 2008, came into the match slightly more focused breaking his rival's serve right from the start for a 2-0 lead. Hard-hitter Troicki replied with a break in the fourth game to level at 2-2 but Tipsarevic produced another break in the ninth game to claim the opening set in 44 minutes. In the second Tipsarevic, who lifted his first title at Kuala Lumpur earlier this year, underlined his dominance on the hardcourt of Moscow's Olympic indoor stadium, breaking Troicki serve twice again to win the set, the match and his second ATP title. The winner received a silver trophy by Cartier and 132,000 of prize dollars, while Troicki got 69,500-dollar prize. In the women's final Cibulkova won a tough three-setter with Kanepi 3-6, 7-6 (7/1), 7-5 in two hours 40 minutes to record her first ever win in their third meeting. Kanepi, 26, who won her first WTA title last year in Palermo, looked slightly more focused from the start breaking halfway into the opening set for a comfortable 4-1 lead. Cibulkova, who lost all three of her previous WTA finals.

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