Wozniacki dodges Sabalenka to claim Eastbourne title

Caroline Wozniacki pulled off the ultimate escape act to dodge a spirited challenge from Aryna Sabalenka and claim her 29th career title at the Nature Valley International.
Wozniacki trailed by a break in both sets - Sabalenka even held set points in the first - before completing the turnaround to raise her first trophy since January’s Australian Open triumph.
20-year-old Sabalenka was into her first Premier-level final, and was looking to claim her first WTA title and biggest win-by-ranking of her career against Wozniacki, but the World No.2 drew from her long experience to win 7-5, 7-6(5) in just under two hours.
“It’s just amazing, it’s been a long time ago since I was here as the winner of this tournament, so it’s great that I can still play almost 10 years later,” Wozniacki, who also won here in 2009, said during the trophy ceremony.