Buyukakcay makes history with #IstanbulCup win
Rising Turkish tennis ace Cagla Buyukakcay beats Montenegro's Danka Kovinic 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to win Istanbul Cup.
Turkey's Cagla Buyukakcay in action against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro during the TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup finals on April 24, 2016.
Cagla Buyukakcay, 26, made history on home soil after becoming the first Turkish woman to win a top-level Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour final after winning the Istanbul Cup.
The best day of my life! One of my dreams came true, won WTA title at home pic.twitter.com/vX9EZyO3ED
— ala Bykakay (@CaglaBuyukakcay) April 24, 2016
The player came from a set down to propel herself to a convincing 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Montenegro's Danka Kovinic.
.@CaglaBuyukakcay wins @Istanbul_Cup!
— WTA (@WTA) April 24, 2016
Becomes Turkey's first player to win a #WTA title--> https://t.co/nyhVVsb1Rj pic.twitter.com/lCulBaFtVe
The unseeded world number 118, will on Monday break into the world's top 100 for the first time in her career when the latest WTA rankings are released.
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