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Updated at 10:33 a.m., Sunday, July 13, 2008

Tennis: Cornet wins Budapest Grand Prix final

Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Alize Cornet of France won the Budapest Grand Prix today, defeating Andreja Klepac of Slovenia 7-6 (5), 6-3 for her first victory on the WTA Tour.

The second-seeded Cornet, ranked 20th, was down 5-3 in the first set before winning three games in a row. She served for the set, but Klepac broke back to force a tiebreaker.

The Frenchwoman, playing in her third career final, took a three-game lead in the second set and served for the match at 5-2. Klepac, ranked 135th, broke back, but Cornet followed with a break of her own to close it out.

"I was a little sick at the beginning of the match because of stomach problems," Cornet said. "I was given medication this morning. I could play thanks to that and I tried to do my best given the circumstances."

Klepac, who was playing her first final, said she was tired after a long week, but seemed satisfied with the result.

"With the points I get here, I will be in the top 100," Klepac said.