Czink captures title in Quebec City after three set win to Safarova

No. 5 seed Melinda Czink dominated throughout the Bell Challenge, and she was no different in the final against No. 4 seed Lucie Safarova, capturing the title in Quebec City after a tough three set win on Sunday.

Czink lost the first set, but managed to power through the second set to win it, and the third set Czink broke Safarova's serve when it was 5-5, and serve out the championship at love. The final score was 46 63 75.

"It feels great. I haven't really processed it yet but I will," Czink said. "I went match by match this week. This was the toughest match this week. I had to take some risks on her serve today - sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. We really pushed each other, and I'm happy I could come out the winner."

"We both played a good match. I think it just came down to a few balls and she did it better," Safarova said. "The whole week I was trying to be very aggressive and move forward, but she did the same today and I had trouble dealing with it. I didn't feel I did anything wrong today. It could have gone either way.

"I hope to come back next year and do better. Unless you win, you can always do better!"

Czink has won the pair's first encounter, and has taken the lead first in the head-to-head results.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Singles - Final

(5) Melinda Czink (HUN) d. (4) Lucie Safarova (CZE) 46 63 75