DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP)?Roberta Vinci of Italy rallied from a set down to beat Jelena Dokic 6-7 (7), 6-3, 7-5 Saturday in the final of the Unicef Open.
Dmitry Tursunov of Russia won the men?s final, defeating Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-3, 6-2.
Vinci won her fifth WTA Tour title and the first on grass.
?Now I?m on my way to Wimbledon,? she said. ?I?m a little tired after this week, but that?s OK, you know: I won.?
Dokic had set points twice in the first set, but Vinci held on and had one of her own in the tiebreaker before Dokic finally won it. Vinci held serve throughout the second set and capitalized on a single break point against Dokic.
In the third set, Vinci broke first and had a chance to serve out the match, but Dokic broke back. Vinci went up 40-0 at 6-5 in the final game, but surrendered three points in a row before clinching the win.
Dokic said she was satisfied with her own performance and attributed her loss to Vinci?s good backcourt play and the blustery wind.
?That?s the way things go sometimes,? she said. ?I?m happy to have reached this far, and I?m looking forward to Wimbledon.?
Dodig failed to capitalize on three break points in the first set, while Tursunov had one and won it.
The second set was halted at 2-2 for a rain delay. When play resumed, Dodig was unable to hold serve.
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