Mexican Open: China's Wang Yafan comes back from set down to beat Sofia Kenin in maiden WTA final

Acapulco: China's Wang Yafan rallied to capture her first WTA title on Saturday, defeating American Sofia Kenin 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 Saturday to win the Mexico Open women's crown.[caption id="attachment_6185851" align="alignleft" width="380"] Wang Yafan with the Mexican Open trophy. AP[/caption]World number 65 Wang, playing in her first WTA singles final, outlasted the 35th-ranked American to claim her breakthrough title after two hours and 10 minutes.The 24-year-old from Nanjing seized a 2-1 lead in the final set by taking advantage of her third break-point chance in the game.Wang held on her first ace of the match for a 3-1 lead, but surrendered a break on her fourth double fault to allow Kenin to equalize at 3-3.After Wang held at love to 5-5, she reeled off the last four points of the 11th game to break Kenin and then held serve for the triumph.The 20-year-old American was denied her second career WTA title and second crown of the year after taking her first at Hobart in January.