MEXICO CITY: Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova shocked world No.1 Angelique Kerber 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 on Sunday (Monday in Manila) to win the WTA title at Monterrey, Mexico, for a fourth time.

“I’m really overwhelmed and don’t think I realized that I just won my fourth Monterrey trophy,” Pavlyuchenkova, the second said. “Some people just have four trophies in total, and I have four here! It’s very special and it’s a special place in my heart. It’s where I won my first title — and since won three more!”

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