Tomljanovic boosts comeback with WTA 125 Florianopolis title

2023 Florianopolis 125 • 4 hrs ago Ajla Tomljanovic’s comeback from injury continued successfully on Sunday, when the Australian defeated Argentina’s Martina Capurro Taborda 6-1, 7-5 to win the WTA 125 MundoTenis Open title in Florianopolis, Brazil. Tomljanovic, one of the featured players in Netflix’s “Break Point,” took 1 hour and 48 minutes to triumph in Sunday’s final, holding off a second-set surge by World No.194 Capurro Taborda. This is 30-year-old Tomljanovic’s highest-level singles title, in a career which is highlighted by three Grand Slam quarterfinals and four Hologic WTA Tour finals. It is also her first singles title at any level since she won her fourth career ITF Challenger title ten years ago. Tomljanovic had been on a roll at the end of 2022, having reached Grand Slam quarterfinals at both Wimbledon and the US Open that season. During that US Open run, she defeated Serena Williams in the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s final match of her career. Cristiano Andujar/MundoTenis Open But at the start of 2023, Tomljanovic had to withdraw from all events in her home country of Australia due to a knee injury. Despite reaching a career-high ranking of No.32 in April, Tomljanovic did not play a match for
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