Tennis: Erakovic wins in Mexico

Marina Erakovic. Photo / Steven McNicholl

New Zealand tennis No 2 Marina Erakovic has won her 10th ITF singles title, but first since 2008, with a drought-breaking victory in the final of the US$25,000 ($NZ34,000) Irapuato Challenger tournament in Mexico today.

The 23-year-old, ranked 287 in the world, beat world No 300 Andreja Klepac, of Slovakia, 7-5 6-4 in the final after earlier disposing of Croatia's world No 257 Ivana Lisjak 6-4 7-6 (4) in the semifinals.

Erakovic's last ITF singles victory was in a US$50,000 tournament in England in June 2008 as she rose to a career-high singles ranking of 49.

- NZPA