Kerber shocks Wozniacki in Stuttgart final

STUTTGART, Germany: Germany’s Angelique Kerber extended her winning streak to 11 matches with a three-sets win over Caroline Wozniacki to win the Stuttgart claycourt title on Sunday.
Having knocked out three-time champion Maria Sharapova in the second round, Kerber recovered from losing the final’s first set to earn a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory over former world number one Wozniacki.
“I fought hard until the end and drained all my reserves of energy,” beamed Bremen-born Kerber.
“I am mega-proud to have won here in front of a home crowd.”
Since winning the Charleston tournament a fortnight ago, Kerber carried her impressive recent form onto Stuttgart’s clay courts.
Her win over Sharapova was the first time the Russian had tasted defeat in Stuttgart in her fourth appearance at the German venue.
The first set of Sunday’s final was all Wozniacki, who broke Kerber in the fourth game then held her serve to take a 4-1 lead before the set was eventually served out.