Sam Stosur triumphs in Japan Open

Australian clinched her second title of the year

Sam Stosur celebrates her Japan Open success on Sunday (GETTY IMAGES)

Australia’s Sam Stosur fought back from a set down to claim the Japan Open for a second time yesterday and deny Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard her first WTA title.

The former US Open champion beat her 19-year-old opponent 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in Osaka, clinching her second title of the year – the first time she has won more than once in a season. “Eugenie was playing really well,” said Stosur. “I just had to stick it out in the second set. I’m pretty happy with how it went in the third.”