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Dokic then travelled to Kuala Lumpur where she scored her biggest win of the year by upsetting World No. 5, 2010 French Open Champion, and top seed Francesca Schiavone 2 – 6, 7 – 6, 6 – 4 in the first round, despite serving 15 double faults.

This is her first win against a top 5 player since 2003, where she defeated then world number one player Kim Clijsters in Zurich.

She then defeated Japan's Kurumi Nara in the second round, 3 – 6, 7 – 6, 6 – 2, to advance to her second WTA quarterfinal this year.

She reinforced this win by upsetting an in-form Bojana Jovanovski, the eighth seed, in straight sets 7 – 6, 6 – 2.

This victory saw Dokic advance to her first WTA semi-finals since Toray Pan Pacific Open in Japan in February 2004.

Dokic faced a resurgent Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands, who had defeated defending champion Alisa Kleybanova in the second round and prevailed 6 – 2, 6 – 3 to advance to her first WTA singles final since the Zürich Open in October 2003.

She concluded the tournament by beating Lucie Šafářová 2 – 6, 7 – 6, 6 – 4 in the final after saving two championships points in the second set tiebreak and being down 1 – 3 in the final set.

This was Dokic's first WTA title under Australian flag and first since June 2002 where she won the DFS Classic, in Birmingham.

Her strong performance rose her ranking to world no.

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