4 May 2014

Third time lucky for Suarez Navarro

7:55 am on 4 May 2014

Spanish tennis player Carla Suarez Navarro made it third time lucky at the Portugal Open, finally lifting the title after losing the previous two finals.

The top seed beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 3-6 6-4 in two hours, 10 minutes for her first career trophy after finishing on the losing side in her first five finals.