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Boulter then joked: “And it was on your birthday week. Massive week for you, 53 years old, big one, so that was your present to you. <\/p>\n
“I hope we can keep doing a lot of work.” <\/p>\n
The title win was in contrast with fellow Brit Emma Raducanu, who was well beaten by Romanian Sorana Cirstea in the Transylvania Open final. <\/p>\n
Boulter has lost only one of the five WTA finals she has reached and her win in Ostrava will be added to her two Nottingham titles (2023 and 2024) and her triumph in San Diego two years ago. <\/p>\n
Despite losing three games in a row on her way to dropping the first set, plus the opening game of the second, Boulter was able to regroup and take the final to a decider. <\/p>\n
From there, she was fully in control and broke 30-year-old Korpatsch’s serve three times on her way to a first trophy in nearly 15 months. <\/p>\n
“To my stable team, my whole family back home… Everyone close to me knows how hard this last year has been for me,” Boulter added. <\/p>\n
“Today makes it all worth it.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n