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Third seed Caroline Wozniacki (picture) won the WTA Kremlin Cup in Moscow, yesterday, beating Australian top seed Samantha Stosur to claim the 20th title of her career.

The former world number one survived a tough match against Stosur winning through 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 for her second title this year to level her head-to-head record with the ninth-ranked AustraliaN at 3-3.

“It was a tough match and it could have gone either way,” said Wozniacki, who had to dig deep to fight back from 1-3 down in the third set.

“But at the right times I managed to win the right points. I tried to stay aggressive and stay close to the line and just dictate.”

Stosur, looking for her first title since the 2011 US Open, fought back in the second set to level at one set all after one hour 20 minutes on court.

The 28-year-old started the deciding set with an immediate break to grab a 2-0 lead but Wozniacki broke back in the sixth to level at three games all.

In the 12th game Wozniacki made the deciding break to win the match in 2hr 13min when Stosur, who survived two match points, sent the ball wide with a forehand cross.

Wozniacki promised to come to Moscow next year to defend her title.

“It’s always nice to come back to the tournament, which you have won,” she added.

The Dane received a silver Cartier trophy and a $122,000 cheque, while runner-up Stosur pocketed $66,250.

Men’s final: Seppi bt Bellucci 3-6, 7-6, 6-3.

Venus wins

US veteran Venus Williams won a 44th career title yesterday when she brushed aside unheralded Romanian Monica Niculescu in straight sets in the Luxembourg Open final.

Playing in the 71st final of her career the 32-year-old Williams won through 6-2, 6-3 in her first meeting with the 25-year-old from Bucharest.

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