Tsurenko defeats Radwanska to win first WTA title
Ukraine's Tsurenko (right) defeats Poland's Radwanska (left) and wins her first WTA title in the Istanbul cup on July 26, 2015. (AA Photo)


Ukrainian tennis pro Lesia Tsurenko won her first Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament, the Istanbul Cup on Sunday. Ranked 71st inthe world, Tsurenko defeated Poland's Urszula Radwanska 7-5, 6-1.The 26-year-old from Kiev was competing in her first final while Radwanska, the younger sister of Agnieszka, falls to 0-2 in championship matches after losing to Russian Nadia Petrova in the s'Hertogenbosch final in 2012. Radwanska, the world number 99, wasted three set points with Tsurenko serving at 5-4 down in the opener before the Ukrainian reeled off seven games in a row to take control of the match.