The victory in a closely fought match brought Vinci her
fifth WTA Tour title, but her first on grass.
"Now I'm on my way to Wimbledon," she said.
"I'm a little tired after this week, but that's OK, you know: I won."
Dokic had set points twice in the first set, but Vinci held on and had one of
her own in the tiebreaker before Dokic finally took it. Vinci held serve
throughout the second set and capitalized on a single break point against
Dokic.
In the decider, Vinci broke first and had a chance to
serve out the match, but Dokic broke back. Vinci went up 40-0 at 6-5 in the
final game, but surrendered three points in a row before finishing.
Dokic said she was satisfied with her own performance and
attributed her loss to Vinci's good back-court play and the blustery wind.
"That's the way things go sometimes," she said. "I'm happy to
have reached this far and I'm looking forward to Wimbledon." Ivan Dodig
faces unseeded Dmitry Tursunov in the men's final later Saturday.
