Krueger beats Maria to win the Veneto Open
Ashlyn Krueger beat Tatjana Maria to clinch the title

American Ashlyn Krueger won the Veneto Open final by edging out German Tatjana Maria, the top seed, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 at the Tennis Club Gaiba on Sunday.
Krueger, ranked No 143, defeated Slovenian Dalila Jakupovic (6-3, 6-2), Katie Swan (6-3, 4-6, 5-5 ret.), Italian Lucrezia Stefanini, the No 7 seed (6-2, 6-1) and Robin Montgomery (6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous rounds of the Gaiba tournament, Maria, ranked No 66, beat Swiss Ylena In-Albon (6-3, 6-4), Italian wildcard Lisa Pigato (6-3, 6-3), Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, the No 8 seed (6-3, 7-5) and Serb Olga Danilovic, the No 4 seed (6-1, 6-3).