Italy's Sara Errani thrashed Czech Barbora
Strycova 6-0, 6-2 to win the Dubai Tennis Championship final on Saturday.
Former French Open runner-up Errani has fallen to 22nd in the WTA rankings
after a slump but showed she is rediscovering her best form with a dominant
display as she claimed her ninth title.
"It's been a tough week and I'm really
happy for me, my team and my family and friends," she told the WTA
website.
Despite the gulf in class, Errani struggled
to close out the match when leading 5-1 in the second set, finally completing
the job in the next game on her fifth match point.
Next week sees the men take centre stage in
Dubai as world number one Novak Djokovic returns to action for the first time
since winning the Australian Open last month.
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