Anett Kontaveit won her 20th match in a row at indoor events securing yet another title with this one coming after a comeback win over Maria Sakkari.
The Estonian player lost the opening set, trailed in the 2nd set but battled back to win it and did the same thing in the 3rd. Sakkari served for the match at 5-3 but lost four games in a row to lose the match and the trophy. The win was Kontaveit's 20th in a row indoors and asked about she was unsure of what to say:
"Yeah, I'm not sure what to say about that. I like to hit the ball. Indoors there's no wind,
there's no sun, there's nothing that's affecting you. But I think that
would also help everyone else. So I don't know. I don't know what it is. I can't really put my finger on it."
The final was a brilliant one and it feature a huge comeback from Kontaveit who could not really explain why it happened. She summed it up like this:
"It was such a tough battle. I was behind in the score so many times that I couldn't quite believe that I managed to pull that off. Really just so proud of myself with the way I managed to stick in the match and just keep fighting."
Kontaveit was also asked how she will celebrate and she said:
"I
genuinely haven't thought about it. I'm not going to be able to go to
Dubai because I think my body needs a few days to recover from this.
This was an intense final. I think I'll have a few days where I have to
catch up with schoolwork and maybe get to see my friends and family.
There's no massive plan right now, but I think I'll be very happy to be
able to go home and see everyone."