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The U.S. Open finalist, who had previously announced that she
would quit tennis at the end of 2016, showed that she still had
the weapons to compete with her younger rivals as 18-year-old
Bencic failed to cope with the second seed's attacking tactics.
Vinici, who ended Serena Williams' bid to complete a calendar
grand slam in 2015 by beating the American in the U.S. Open
semi-finals, broke Bencic three times in the first set and once
in the second to win her first title since 2013.
Ending her title drought also raised the possibility that the
32-year-old Vinci may reconsider her decision to retire at the
end of the season.
Asked if she now plans to play for a few more years, she said:
"Two, three years? No. One more, maybe. Why not?"
World number one duo Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza extended
their winning streak to 40 matches after they beat Vera
Dushevina and Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 6-1 in the doubles final.
(Reporting By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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