Mumbai, Feb. 10 -- Jil Teichmann bent down, and with soft hands, cushioned a volley to kill off the point. With both fists clenched, she let out a roar, "allez". Those calls of "come on" was her go-to war cry as she took on Manachaya Sawangkaew of Thailand in the final of the L&T Mumbai Open here on Sunday.
That final cry was a shout in triumph as she clinched the WTA 125 title with a 6-3, 6-4 win.
"It was definitely a goal for me to win this trophy," said Teichmann, currently world No.117, after the match. "This is just one step that I made and I hope to keep moving forward."
The win on Sunday is likely to see the former world No.21 break back into the top 100 as she takes steady steps back into the upper echelons of women's tennis. Inj...