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Victoria Vanquishes Fialova In Vienna

22 Dec 2009

England's third seed Victoria Lust became the surprise winner of the McWil Courtwall Women's Austrian Open after beating Czech opponent Lucie Fialova in the final of the $4,000 WISPA World Tour squash event at C19 Sportanlagen in Vienna.

The 26-year-old world No52 from Cheltenham made her breakthrough in the semi-finals where she toppled top seed Dipika Pallikal, the world No46 from India, 19-21, 11-6, 11-6, 11-13, 11-6.

On a high after dismissing the favourite, Lust took just 22 minutes to overcome 21-year-old Fialova, from Prague, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 to earn the maiden Tour title of her career in her sixth final appearance in the past 12 months.

Final:
[3] Victoria Lust (ENG) bt [4] Lucie Fialova (CZE) 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 (22m)