Tammy upsets former world No 4 to lift up Kangaroo Cup trophy

Tennis veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn and young blood Noppawan Lertcheewakarn claimed their first titles of the season after both emerged the victor in Japan and Indonesia on Sunday.

Tamarine came back from the first set deficit to beat former world No 4 Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Kangaroo Cup International Ladies Open, regaining the trophy she won eight years ago.

"I'm happy to win this event again. It was a good match as Date is my idol and she hit angle shots well,'' said the second seeded Thai in Gifu, Japan.

On the same day in Indonesia, sixteen-year-old Noppawan easily handled Indian second-seeded Isha Lakhani 6-3, 6-2 in the US$25,000 BPD Kaltim International Open.

"This is the biggest win for me. My next goal is to win a US$50,000 event or bigger. But I won't hurry and will take one step at a time," said the teenager from Chiang Mai touted as the next Tammy.