Prague, April 30: Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic claimed her first tennis title of the year by coming back to beat Samantha Stosur of Australia 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the Prague Open fil here on Saturday. Safarova, second seed and 16th in the world rankings, entered the fil by beating fellow Czech Karoli Pliskova, while Stosur enjoyed a walkover after Russia's Svetla Kuznestova withdrew due to injury.
It was 29-year-old Safarova's first title of the season since she was stopped at the first round five times so far this year. IANS