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Ekaterina Alexandrova defends Libema Open title in marathon final

The No. 4 seed defeated top seed Veronika Kudermetova in the longest WTA final of 2023 thus far to retain her title in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

ByAssociated Press

Published Jun 18, 2023

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WATCH: Ekaterina Alexandrova overcame Veronika Kudermetova in a nearly three-hour final to retain her Libema Open title.

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — Ekaterina Alexandrova defended her Libema Open title against fellow Russian and top seed Veronika Kudermetova after coming back to win 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Sunday in a near three-hour match that also had several rain delays.

It was the first time in the tournament that either player dropped a set and the fourth title for Alexandrova on the WTA Tour. She also beat Kudermetova in the semifinals here last year en route to the title.

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The No. 4-seeded Alexandrova slumped to her knees when Kudermetova sent the last shot of the tiebreak into the net after a match that lasted 2 hours, 52 minutes — not counting two rain delays. The start of the match was also delayed by an hour because of rain.

It was the longest final of the year on the WTA tour.

Kudermetova won her only WTA singles title in 2021 at Charleston and has now lost four finals since. She's ranked 14th, 12 spots higher than her Billie Jean King Cup teammate Alexandrova.