Anastasia Tikhonova had to work over two days due to rain interruption to finally clinch her maiden ITF $60,000 level tournament title at TuksTennis, with the Russian defeating Lina Glushko from Israel 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday.
The sixth-seeded Tikhonova and Glushko were forced off court on Sunday as the skies opened in Tshwane.
The 21-year-old Russian player had lost the first set 5-7 and leading 4-3 in the second as play resumed on Tuesday.