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Teenager Konjuh wins Nottingham Open

Teenager Ana Konjuh won her first WTA title by beating Monica Niculescu in the final of the Nottingham Open.

Croat Konjuh, 17, dropped her first set of the tournament on her way to a 1-6 6-4 6-2 victory.

Romania's Niculescu, who beat top seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the semi-finals, won the first five games in a one-sided opening set.

But Konjuh, ranked 87th in the world, recovered to lift the inaugural Elena Baltacha Trophy.

The trophy is named in memory of the former British number one, who died of cancer last year, and the grass-court event marks the beginning of the build-up to Wimbledon on 29 June.