German teenager Sabine Lisicki took her first WTA title on Sunday after downing fifth-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki in the Family Circle Cup final in Charleston, South Carolina of the United States.

Sabine Lisicki of Germany holds the trophy after winning her women's tennis match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the Family Circle Cup Tennis Tournament final match in Charleston, South Carolina, April 19, 2009. [Xinhua/Reuters]

The 19-year-old Lisicki, seeded 16th in the WTA tournament and having knocking out second seed Venus Williams in the third round, upset the 18-year-old Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4 as she took fully control of the final with booming serves and powerful ground strokes.

She twice broke Wozniacki, who had upset top-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva in the semifinals, in the first and fifth games in a quick first set before again broke her opponent in the fifth game of the second set to lift the victory.

"I was a little bit nervous when I had my first match points but I think it is normal," said Lisicki, who fired down nine aces and hit 33 winners in the final.

(Xinhua News Agency April 20, 2009)