BEIJING, Sept 24: Hungarian teenager Agnes Szavay came back from the brink to win the China Open on Sunday with a tough three-set victory over Jelena Jankovic, denying the top seed a fifth title this season.

The 18-year-old Hungarian eventually won 6-7 (7-9), 7-5, 6-2, and fell to her knees at the Beijing tennis centre.The surprise US Open quarter-finalist continued her 2007 run to glory after starting the year just inside the top 200 on the WTA.

The victory means Szavay will gate-crash the top 20 after eliminating the third top 10 opponent of her short career. She added Serb number three Jankovic to her victim’s list which included Daniela Hantuchova at New Haven in August and Nadia Petrova at the US Open.

KIRILENKO CLINCHES FINAL