Vesnina comes a long way to capture first WTA Premier title

Mar 19, 2017
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Vesnina comes a long way to capture first WTA Premier title

Last year, the Russian lost in the Indian Wells qualifying draw;

Published Mar 19, 2017

On Sunday in the Indian Wells final, Elena Vesnina had to fight back—twice. Down a set and 4-1 to Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vesnina battled to even the match. She then went down 4-2 in the third set, before storming back to win her first WTA Premier title, 6-7 (6), 7-5 ,6-4 in just over three hours.

Vesnina's been battling a long time to get to this place in her career. Last year, she lost in the first round of qualifying in the desert, and her best previous result was the round of 32 (though she's won the doubles crown three times).

You could certainly say the 31-year-old Russian is enjoying a late career surge.

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It's fitting her best career fortnight comes in Indian Wells, obviously not because she has done well there, but because of her unexpected history in southern California:

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Vesnina has come a long way. She'll reach a career high of No. 13 when the new rankings come out on Monday.