Stosur claims crown

TENNIS: Sam Stosur has made it a hat-trick of wins in the Japan Open, beating promising Kazakhstani Zarina Diyas 7-6 6-3 in the final in Osaka. The Aussie started shakily, losing her opening serve, and also survived two set points before taking the opening set in a tie-breaker. It was Stosur’s first WTA title of the year, and the sixth of her career.