Intro:

Reaction from Lucie Safarova after the Czech player landed her first WTA Premier Series title on Saturday (28 February) with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Qatar Open.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Lucie Safarova, 2015 Qatar Open winner:

Interviewer: Your first Premier title, how does it feel to hear those words?

"Thank you, it feels just amazing and I'm really excited and happy. It was a great week here in Doha, a lot of tough matches, a lot of great players that I beat. And it's just nice to get this trophy."

SOUNDBITE (English) Lucie Safarova, 2015 Qatar Open winner: (On whether beating Azarenka for the first time at the seventh attempt shows her game has come a long way).

"I've done a big step in the last couple of years and my tennis really improved, which I'm really happy (about). And yeah, it was a new match and I'm really happy to see that my work is paying off."