17 year-old Amanda Anisimova won her first ever WTA title after edging past Astra Sharma 4-6 6-4 6-1 in Bogota.
The American, who has been tipped for big things in Tennis, battled back from a set and a break down to win her first WTA title in Bogota.
It means that Anisimova is the youngest American to win a WTA title since Serena Williams in 1999 and is destined for many more titles in the future.
Meanwhile in Lugano another 17 year-old Iga Swiatek just fell short of her first title as she lost to Polona Hercog 6-3 3-6 6-3.
The match saw a nervous start as both players were going for their first title of their career. After the first five break points where converted, Sharma was the first one to hold for a 4-2 lead.
Eventually the American held herself before both women broke each other again in a very messy first set. The Australian held at the end of the set as she secured the opening set.
It was a positive start from Sharma, who was looking to do the double in Bogota after winning the doubles title with Zoe Hives yesterday.
A reassured Sharma took a 3-2 lead, breaking twice, and it was looking increasingly likely that she would be the one to claim her first singles title.
However Anisimova started to gain confidence off her serve and her movement was looking better as the match went on.
A fix on the timing of the return saw the American break twice more as she took the second set 6-4 to force a decider.
The 17 year-old then took charge of the final set as she mixed up her serving and showed a lot of confidence on the backhand side.
After saving a couple of break points, she held for a 3-0 lead as the Australian was missing simple shots as she had no clear decision making.
Eventually Anisimova remained poised and confident to secure her first ever WTA title and to become the youngest WTA winner since Serena Williams in 1999.
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It was a mixed day for the juniors after Wimbledon Juniors champion Iga Swiatek fell short of her first WTA title after a 6-3 3-6 6-3 defeat to Polona Hercog.
The Slovenian showed more experience and grit to overcome a confident Swiatek to claim her third career WTA title.
This week’s results means now their have been 18 different winners in 18 different tournaments on the WTA tour, which is an unprecedented feat.
