Cagla Buyukakcay became the first Turkish woman to not only reach a WTA final

ISTANBUL, Turkey
Cagla Buyukakcay delighted the Turkish fans at the TEB bnp Paribas IstanbulCup, roaring out to a big lead and treating the crowd to a tense ending with a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Voegele .

Buyukakcay turned heads earlier in the year with a run to the third round of the qatar total open- upsetting Lucie Safarova en route - but has been even more impressive at home in Istanbul, running through four matches without losing a set to become the first Turkish woman to reach a WTA singles final.

"I was very nervous in the beginning," she admitted after the match. "I was trying to focus on the point all the time; it was hard not to think about the future in the second, when I was 6-0, 2-0 up."