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Bouchard wins Nuremberg Cup for 1st WTA title (Yahoo Sports)
 Eugenie Bouchard of Canada defeated Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 Saturday to win the Nuremberg Cup for her first WTA title. The second-seeded Bouchard, who had not lost a set on the way to her second career final, held her nerve in the third set after five breaks of serve in a row to win in 1 hour, 53 minutes. Pliskova beat top-seeded Angelique Kerber and No. 4 seed Elina Svitolina to reach the final, but the Czech was unable to claim her second career title after Kuala Lumpur in 2013. ''She's a great player, and she can be very dangerous at times, so I'm really glad I stayed with it and kept fighting for it during the third set,'' Bouchard said. More...
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