Wozniacki takes title in Istanbul

Dane overpowers Vinci 6-1, 6-1

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns the ball to Roberta Vinci of Italy during their final match of the WTA Istanbul Cup tennis tournament in Istanbul on Sunday. Photograph: Sedat Suna/EPA
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns the ball to Roberta Vinci of Italy during their final match of the WTA Istanbul Cup tennis tournament in Istanbul on Sunday. Photograph: Sedat Suna/EPA

Caroline Wozniacki overpowered second-seeded Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-1 Sunday to win the Istanbul Cup final and clinch her first WTA title of the year.

Top-seeded Wozniacki needed only 67 minutes against the 24th-ranked Italian at the hard-court Koza World of Sport Complex. Wozniacki won 76 percent of points on her first serve – compared to just 43 percent for Vinci – and also saved all six break points against her.

The two players are now 2-2 in head-to-heads with Vinci beating the Dane when she was the top-ranked player in 2011.

Wozniacki (24) is now ranked 15th.

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