Kerber rallies past Madison Keys to win Family Circle Cup (Yahoo Sports)

The 27-year-old Kerber trailed 4-1 in the final set, yet took six of the last seven games to pull out a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 victory for her fourth career WTA title and first on the slow, gunky coating power players love to hate. I knew that I can play also on clay and it’s good also for my (overall) game because I’m playing defensive and being aggressive.” Kerber showed both those qualities against the power-hitting Keys, who came into the final without dropping a service game. Kerber broke Keys in the first game and five times overall, relentlessly sending 120 mph serves and sizzling groundstrokes back that had gone for winners earlier in the week. He told Kerber to up her aggressiveness and take the game to Keys, something that happened early on but not in the middle part of the match.