Crome Captures Maiden WISPA Crown

New Zealand's Louise Crome lifted her maiden WISPA World Tour title when she upset England's top seed Sarah Kippax in the final of the Women's Savcor Finnish Open in Mikkeli, Finland.

The 28-year-old from Auckland was in complete control in the first two games, establishing a 2/0 lead after 20 minutes.

But Kippax came back in the third and soon regained the upper hand to draw level, forcing the match into a fifth game decider.

The favourite's recovery was short-lived, however, as second-seeded Crome found the energy and accuracy that she had shown in the first two games - and after just seven minutes of play in the game, the Kiwi celebrated her 9-2, 9-5, 6-9, 7-9, 9-1 victory.

"I'm really happy to win my first WISPA title," said the delighted new champion afterwards. "I played here also in 2002 and wanted to come back again. It was a tough match!" added Crome.

Final:
[2] Louise Crome (NZL) bt [1] Sarah Kippax (ENG) 9-2, 9-5, 6-9, 7-9, 9-1 (47m)