Samantha Stosur completed a dream French Open build-up with victory over Kristina Mladenovic in the final of the Strasbourg International. The Australian, seeded third, recovered from a set down to beat the Frenchwoman 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to claim her first WTA title since last October.
The former Roland Garros runner-up saved multiple break points to solidify a 5-2 advantage in the deciding set before closing out the match after one hour and 55 minutes.
“It was good tennis. She was playing exceptionally well in that first set,” Stosur said. “I didn’t have too many chances to do anything early on, but I started getting some chances in the second set.