Christina McHale claimed her maiden WTA Tour title with a dramatic 3-6 6-4 6-4 victory over Katerina Siniakova at the Japan Women's Open in Tokyo.
McHale had appeared set to fall short when she trailed by a set and a break before the American reeled off eight successive games to take control.
Unseeded Czech player Siniakova, who was also chasing her first WTA Tour title, then bravely battled back from 5-2 down in the decider but McHale held on.
"I don't even want to put my trophy down - I just want to hold it all the time," McHale told the WTA Tour website.
"I've been coming to this tournament for a few years now and I really love it here. Thanks to all the fans and everyone here for sticking through all the rain delays - we've had a few, especially today."
Siniakova lost in the final at Bastad earlier this year and said: "I'm here in the final for the second time and unfortunately it was really tough for me, so I'm a little sad.
"But Christina played really well, so congratulations to her."
Source: PA
