Julia Goerges has become the first German winner of the Stuttgart WTA clay-court title since 1994 after beating Caroline Wozniacki.
World number one Wozniacki fails German test
Julia Goerges has become the first German winner of the Stuttgart WTA clay-court title since 1994 after stunning world number one Caroline Wozniacki in Sunday's final.
The 22-year-old powered to a 7-6 (7/3) 6-3 triumph and collected only her second career title as a result.
Goerges outplayed Wozniacki, firing down 38 winners to condemn the top-seeded Dane to her second final defeat of 2011.
The world number 32 pinned Wozniacki back from the start, playing the Dane's backhand constantly and forcing her into numerous errors.
Goerges did not allow her 20-year-old opponent any chance to break and opened up a 5-2 lead when Wozniacki put a crosscourt forehand into the net.
Powerful
She went on to claim the first set at the second opportunity when Wozniacki sent another forehand long.
In the second set, the confident Goerges upped the pressure and broke again to open up a 3-0 advantage.
Wozniacki, who has yet to win a grand slam, finally got her first break points at 3-1 but Goerges's forehand and a neat volley gave the German a 4-1 lead.
Goerges missed one match point at 5-2 but had two more in the next game, clinching her second career title with a powerful serve that the Dane failed to return.
Speaking after the match, Wozniacki said: "Julia played very well, very aggressive and the balls were going in.
"I tried everything today but it did not work. I'll have to go back on the practice court and make things better. Hopefully we will have many more matches in the future."
