Elena Vesnina wins biggest title of her career, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova to win Indian Wells Masters
- Elena Vesnina edged an all-Russian final to win the BNP Paribas Open
- Vesnina went a set down against Svetlana Kuznetsova but fought back
- Result will see her climb two places to No 13 in the world rankings
Elena Vesnina edged an all-Russian final to win the BNP Paribas Open, coming from behind to beat Svetlana Kuznetsova and continue a dream run.
The World No 15 lost the first set on a tie break, but fought back to take the title after a thrilling 6-7 (8-6), 7-5, 6-4 victory.
Vesnina had never advanced beyond the third round in singles at Indian Wells, although she has won the doubles title at the desert tournament three times.
Elena Vesnina celebrates after beating Svetlana Kuznetsova to win at Indian Wells
The Russian earned the biggest title of her career to date after a remarkable week
She beat No 2 seed Angelique Kerber and No 12 Venus Williams on her way to the final, the biggest of her career at age 30.
Kuznetsova lost in the final for the time. She was runner-up in 2007 and 2008.
Vesnina earned $1,175,505 (£950,000) for her third career singles title and will move up two spots to a career-high No 13 in the world rankings on Monday.
The only other all-Russian women's final was in 2006, when Maria Sharapova beat Elena Dementieva.
Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will meet in an all-Swiss men's final later.
Vesnina sinks to the ground in disbelief after fighting from a set down to win 6-7 (8-6), 7-5, 6-4
The Russian pair embrace at the end, with Vesnina unable to hide her emotions
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