German teenager Iga Wobkermade headlines at the W15 event in Dublin. The 14-year-old defeated five rivals to lift a trophy, celebrating her first professional title. Iga became the second player born in 2010 to achieve that after Jana Kovackova.
Wobker is 18-5 on the professional level,entering six tournaments in the previous four months and never losing before the quarter-final. In June, Iga fell in the title clash at home in Germany.
Two months later, she went all the way in Dublin and achieved a massive success. The young gun entered the main draw with her junior ranking andshowed remarkable resilience.
Iga battled past three rivals in three sets and displayed shot-making abilities and mental strength, especially in the pivotal moments against more experienced opponents.
The Dublin triumph marks a major milestone for the young German, marking her arrival on the international tennis stage. With these points, Wobker will crack the top-800 when the new WTA ranking list comes out next Monday.
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Iga received a wild card for this week's W50 event in Leipzig, and we will follow her progress on the higher tier of competition. Will we witness another deep run? Let's wait and see!
The German made a flying start, toppling Yelizaveta Trush 6-1, 6-0 in the first round. Wobker faced Klara Weldman in the second round and earned a 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 victory, making a fresh start and notching her sixth quarter-final from as many professional tournaments.
Iga bested Astrid Cirotte 6-2, 5-7, 6-0 for a place in the semi-final, leaving a late second-set setback and providing a bagel in the decider. The 14-year-old defeated Coco Bosman 7-5, 6-4 for a place in her second professional final.
Wobker faced Victoria Allen in the title clash and delivered a6-2, 6-7, 6-1 win in an hour and 42 minutes for her first professional title. The young gun sprayed 18 double faults.
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However, she got broken only three times and secured eight return games from nine opportunities, which made the difference. A teenager served well in the opener and secured breaks in games four and eight for 6-2.
Iga pulled back a late break in the second set to introduce a tie break. She lost it 7-5 and started all over in the decider. Wobker made a fresh start and secured three straight breaks to clinch the set 6-1 and move over the top.
