The Baseline Player of the Week: Alison Riske

By Niko VercellettoPublished June 17, 2019

K. Bertens vs. A. Riske: Final

In a shock upset in the Liberma Open final on Sunday, Alison Riske defeated world No. 4 Kiki Bertens to win the title. She came back from a bagel in the first set in an 0-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 marathon.

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Riske was quite excited to earn her second WTA title, and her second tournament in a row after winning an ITF in Surbiton.

AHH!! I won my 2nd WTA TITLE!!! I’m so proud & grateful & couldn’t thank my family and my team around me enough for always pushing me, encouraging me, and battling alongside me!! Thank you, S’Hertogenbosch, for a week I’ll never forget!!🌱🕺🏼🙌🏻💞🙏🏻💪🏻🥂👌🏻🥰
— Alison Riske-Amritraj🇺🇸🇮🇳 (@Riske4rewards) June 16, 2019

It took five years for Riske to earn her second WTA title, and she saved five match points against Bertens to do it. It marked 10 consecutive grass court wins for Riske.

What. A. Win! 🙌

🇺🇸 Alison Riske saves five match points and defeats Kiki Bertens to take home her second WTA singles title at the @LibemaOpen! @Riske4rewards | #TeamUSATennis pic.twitter.com/VhNYN9WDkT
— USTA (@usta) June 16, 2019

Riske will try to continue her grass dominance against Paula Badosa in the first round of the Mallorca Open.

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