Bacsinszky thrashes Garcia in Acapulco decider

Dejan Kalinic

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Timea Bacsinszky claimed her first WTA Tour title in over five years with a straight-sets thrashing of Caroline Garcia in the Mexican Open final on Saturday.

The 25-year-old Swiss added to her 2009 Luxembourg Open title, won in October of that year, with a 6-3 6-0 win over third seed Garcia in Acapulco.

Bacsinszky dominated the 66-minute clash, breaking serve five times to win the WTA International event.

The fifth seed saved four break points in the second game and then punished Frenchwoman Garcia, breaking for a 2-1 lead.

Both players held relatively comfortably until the ninth game, when Bacsinszky broke again to take the set.

Bacsinszky broke for a 2-0 lead in the second set and was in control from then on, losing just five points on her serve in the set for a comfortable win.

The win improved Bacsinszky's record in WTA finals to 2-2, having been beaten by Simona Halep in the Shenzhen decider in January.

A one-time WTA title winner, Garcia is still waiting to add to her 2014 Copa Colsanitas crown.

Dejan Kalinic