STUTTGART, Germany: Germany’s Laura Siegemund was the shock winner of Stuttgart’s WTA tournament on Sunday (Monday in Manila) after her three-set win over France’s Kristina Mladenovic in the finals.

Siegemund, ranked 49th in the world and a wild card entry for the main draw, sealed a 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7/5) win over Mladenovic, who had beaten Maria Sharapova in the semifinals, ending the Russian’s comeback from a 15-month doping ban.

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