Cornet defeats Klepac in Budapest for first WTA title

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Alize Cornet of France won the Budapest Grand Prix final on Sunday, defeating Andreja Klepac of Slovenia 7-6 (5), 6-3.

The second-seeded Cornet, ranked 20th, was 5-3 down in the first set before winning three games in a row. She served for the set, but Klepac broke back to force a tiebreaker.

The Frenchwoman took a three-game lead in the second set and served for the match at 5-2. Klepac, ranked 135th, broke back, but Cornet followed with a break of her own to close it out.

"I'm very, very happy about this first victory on the WTA Tour," Cornet said after her third final. "I was a little sick at the beginning of the match because of stomach problems. I was given medication this morning. I could play thanks to that and I tried to do my best given the circumstances."

Klepac, who was playing her first final, said she was tired after a long week, but seemed satisfied with the result.

"With the points I get here, I will be in the top 100," Klepac said.