Sensational upset of the year! World No. 484 Robin Montgomery clinches prestigious WTA 250 title
Jan Novak
Dailysports's expert
American tennis player Robin Montgomery emerged as the champion at the WTA tournament in 's-Hertogenbosch (Libéma Open), capturing her first-ever WTA-level title. The 21-year-old American was set to face the defending champion, Barbora Krejcikova, in the final, but the Czech player withdrew from the match due to an upper respiratory illness. As a result, Montgomery was awarded the title without having to step onto the court.
This victory is truly historic for the American. At the time of the tournament, she was ranked just 484th in the world, making her one of the lowest-ranked players ever to win a WTA title.
Thanks to her triumph in 's-Hertogenbosch, Montgomery will make a huge leap up the world rankings and, after the next update, will return to the top 200 female tennis players on the planet.
