Doha, Feb. 15 -- Karolina Muchova clinched her first title since 2019 as she overcame Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko in the Qatar Open final.
After her 6-4 7-5 victory, Czech Muchova said it had "been a while since I won a tournament, so it's nice to get that feeling again", according to BBC sports.
The win - her first WTA 1,000 event and second overall after the Korea Open seven years ago - will move her from 19th to 11th in the updated world rankings on Monday.
In a clean opening set the 29-year-old landed 75 per cent of her first serves with just three points dropped on them.
Mboko, 19, managed to take a 4-2 lead in the second set, but Muchova broke twice to seal victory in 94 minutes.
Despite falling to defeat, Mboko, who started...