AMELIA ISLAND (Florida), April 9: Tatiana Golovin captured her first WTA Tour title when she stunned top-seeded and defending champion Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-2 in the final of the Amelia Island championships on Sunday.

Golovin had risen to No. 20 in the WTA Tour rankings, but the 19-year-old was winless in three previous Tour singles finals.

When Petrova sent a forehand wide down the line at double match point, Golovin raised her arms in exhilaration and then covered the tears of joy that streamed down her face.

She won it on a sound, steady game and having the patience to wait for Petrova to make one of her 29 unforced errors in the 15 games. —Reuters