The No.1-seeded Wickmayer came storming out of the gates, reeling off five games in a row to surge ahead, 5-0. Gibbs, the No.5 seed, sunk her teeth into the match from there - she won three of the next four games to drop a tight first set, 6-3, then won four of the next five to go up 4-1 in the second.
But Wickmayer has been ranked as high as No.12 in the world for a reason and she lifted her game when she needed it most, breaking back and eventually sneaking past the finish line, 6-3, 7-6(4). It's been a strong fall for the Belgian - she recently won her fourth WTA title at the International-level Japan Women's Open Tennis in Tokyo, and now the WTA 125K Series-level Carlsbad Classic.
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