<p>Dominika Cibulkova avenged an embarrassing defeat to Agnieszka Radwanska by overhauling the top-seeded Pole 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the Bank of the West Classic on Sunday. <br /><br />Earlier this year in the Sydney final, Radwanska handed the Slovakian a humiliating 6-0, 6-0 loss which Cibulkova said affected her for weeks. <br /><br />But in Sunday’s final, the 24-year-old Cibulkova immediately shook off her nerves by winning the first game and fought tooth and nail to seal the win in two-and-a-half hours. <br /><br />“The difference between Sydney and today was I made the first game and after that I looked at my coach and said ‘Here we go, I am here and it's going to be good today,’” the Slovakian said. <br /><br />“It was big deal for me because I never beat Aga before and she's a really tough competitor and I had to earn every point. It was really tough physically and mentally. That's why I am so happy that I won.”<br /><br />World No 4 Radwanska entered the final with a 4-0 record against Cibulkova, and appeared to be in control after winning the first set with creative and steady play. Cibulkova then settled down, breaking Radwanska to lead 4-3 and holding on to win the second set when her opponent missed a return. <br /><br />The Slovakian wobbled in the decider, with a double-fault conceding a break and allowing Radwanska to take a 4-2 lead, but she broke back immediately and closed out the contest with a searing backhand crosscourt winner. <br /><br />She fell to her back in joy and her father Milan jumped on to the court to embrace her. Cibulkova has flirted with the top 10, reaching a career-high 12 back in 2009, but has struggled to break through to the next level. <br /><br />She has failed to make an impression at the Grand Slams this year, but will head into the fourth and final Slam, the US Open, with renewed belief. <br /><br />Isner triumphs<br /><br />American John Isner saved two match points before beating South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-2) in the final of the Atlanta Open on Sunday to claim his seventh ATP career title. <br /><br />The towering Isner, who stands six-foot-10 (2.08m), fired down 24 aces in a match dominated by big serving from two of the tallest players in tennis. <br /><br />Neither player was able to break their opponent's serve in the slugfest, which lasted almost three hours, with each set decided by tie-breakers. <br /><br />Anderson, a 6-foot-8 (2.03m) right-hander from Johannesburg chasing a third career title, won the first tie-breaker and had 11 chances to break Isner's serve but failed to convert any of them. </p>.<p><br />He hit 21 aces and only faced one service break on his own serve and had two match points in the third set but was unable to seize either chance. <br /><br />“I was holding easily and trying to give myself chances, which I did. Just wasn't able to capitalise on them. That was the difference today,” said Anderson. <br /><br />“He stays in there. He serves well, he plays well when it matters, and he definitely played two better tie-breaks than me.”</p>
<p>Dominika Cibulkova avenged an embarrassing defeat to Agnieszka Radwanska by overhauling the top-seeded Pole 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the Bank of the West Classic on Sunday. <br /><br />Earlier this year in the Sydney final, Radwanska handed the Slovakian a humiliating 6-0, 6-0 loss which Cibulkova said affected her for weeks. <br /><br />But in Sunday’s final, the 24-year-old Cibulkova immediately shook off her nerves by winning the first game and fought tooth and nail to seal the win in two-and-a-half hours. <br /><br />“The difference between Sydney and today was I made the first game and after that I looked at my coach and said ‘Here we go, I am here and it's going to be good today,’” the Slovakian said. <br /><br />“It was big deal for me because I never beat Aga before and she's a really tough competitor and I had to earn every point. It was really tough physically and mentally. That's why I am so happy that I won.”<br /><br />World No 4 Radwanska entered the final with a 4-0 record against Cibulkova, and appeared to be in control after winning the first set with creative and steady play. Cibulkova then settled down, breaking Radwanska to lead 4-3 and holding on to win the second set when her opponent missed a return. <br /><br />The Slovakian wobbled in the decider, with a double-fault conceding a break and allowing Radwanska to take a 4-2 lead, but she broke back immediately and closed out the contest with a searing backhand crosscourt winner. <br /><br />She fell to her back in joy and her father Milan jumped on to the court to embrace her. Cibulkova has flirted with the top 10, reaching a career-high 12 back in 2009, but has struggled to break through to the next level. <br /><br />She has failed to make an impression at the Grand Slams this year, but will head into the fourth and final Slam, the US Open, with renewed belief. <br /><br />Isner triumphs<br /><br />American John Isner saved two match points before beating South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-2) in the final of the Atlanta Open on Sunday to claim his seventh ATP career title. <br /><br />The towering Isner, who stands six-foot-10 (2.08m), fired down 24 aces in a match dominated by big serving from two of the tallest players in tennis. <br /><br />Neither player was able to break their opponent's serve in the slugfest, which lasted almost three hours, with each set decided by tie-breakers. <br /><br />Anderson, a 6-foot-8 (2.03m) right-hander from Johannesburg chasing a third career title, won the first tie-breaker and had 11 chances to break Isner's serve but failed to convert any of them. </p>.<p><br />He hit 21 aces and only faced one service break on his own serve and had two match points in the third set but was unable to seize either chance. <br /><br />“I was holding easily and trying to give myself chances, which I did. Just wasn't able to capitalise on them. That was the difference today,” said Anderson. <br /><br />“He stays in there. He serves well, he plays well when it matters, and he definitely played two better tie-breaks than me.”</p>