On Saturday at Eastbourne, England, in the final of the AEGON International, the 2010 champ in Quebec City, 21 year old #58 (career high: #35) Tamira Paszek from Dornbirn, Austria, defeated the 2012 Copenhagen and Paris indoor champion, 24 year old 5th seeded #9 (last week, this week at career high: #8) Angelique Kerber from Kiel, Germany, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 (Tamira is shown holding the hardware after the match).     Tamira's prize is $107,000; Angelique's prize is $57,000.     Serving while trailing 3-5 in the 3rd set, Tamira fended off 5 match points held by Angelique. Tamira said: "It was kind of weird, because the game before I slipped on the court, and I kind of hurt my Achilles and the ankle a bit, so I wasn't even thinking about the score or what was going on. I kept going, won that game, then was just like, 'Okay, whatever, just keep playing and try to focus on every point.' To be honest, I didn't realize it was match point or I was 5-3 down. I was just enjoying being on the court, enjoying the atmosphere with this amazing crowd.     "I don't know what kept me going, how I kept going. I was dead tired in the third set. I could hardly move. I just gave all I had left, and it was just enough." WTA story     Angelique said: "Tamira was playing very well in the important moments, and also when I had the match points, so I couldn't do anything. Well done to her... it was a good match. I did everything I could today, she was just better."     Tamira and Angelique had never before met on the field of combat.     Tamira is now 3-1 in WTA singles finals, this was her first "Premier" level title. She won at Quebec City in 2010 and at Portoroz in 2005, and reached the Bali final in 2008. Tamira, who was hampered by a low back injury this spring, has a 7-13 singles match record this year.

    Angelique is now 2-2 in WTA singles finals; she won this year at Paris and Copenhagen, and reached the final at Bogota in 2010. Angelique has a 40-12 singles match record in 2012; she has won more matches this season so far than any other player in the WTA (Victoria Azarenka & Agnieszka Radwanska both have 38 wins).

    Near 's-Hertogenbosch, Holland, on Saturday, in the final of the UNICEF Open, the 2011 champion at College Park, Maryland (and 2008 Charleston champ), 30 year old 8th seeded #23 (career high: #3) Nadia Petrova of Russia (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), defeated 21 year old qualifier #63 (career high: #62) Urszula Radwanska from Krakow, Poland. 6-4, 6-3 (Nadia is shown holding the childware after the match).

    Nadia's prize is $37,000; Urszula's prize is $19,000.

    Nadia said: "I must say I'm happy to win today in straight sets. The beginning of the match was a little bit rusty. I lost my serve, even though I was 40-0 up. That put me in a little bit of an uncomfortable situation. But I really controlled my emotions well and broke back to get into the match." WTA story

    Urszula said: "Nadia was playing amazing today. She served so well and I really couldn't do much—she didn't let me play my game. But I was excited to be in my first WTA final, and I hope my next final will be coming soon."

    Nadia is now in 11-11 in WTA singles finals; she won last year at College Park (her first title since 2008), and reached the final at New Haven in 2010. Nadia has a 18-11 singles match record this season.

    Urszula, younger sister of #3 Agnieszka Radwanska, was playing in her first WTA singles final; she has won 4 ITF singles titles, 1 WTA doubles title, and 10 ITF doubles titles. Urszula has a 27-15 singles match record in 2012.

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