Djokovic retains Canadian crown
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August 14, 2012, Tuesday
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TOP-SEEDED Novak Djokovic won his second straight Rogers Cup title and third overall, beating Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-2 in Toronto on Sunday. The Serbian, also the tournament winner in 2007, won for the first time since Miami four months ago.
Djokovic was coming off a third-place finish in the Olympics.
"The losses I had in the Olympic Games gave me even more desire to come here and perform my best and try to win a title," Djokovic said. "I am very happy to be in this position. I truly did not expect to win this tournament after the emotional losses in the Olympics. I really took it hard and tried to bounce back and recover. And I've done great, I have to say."
Gasquet, the 14th-seed Frenchman, was making his first Masters 1000 finals appearance since losing to Roger Federer in Toronto in 2006.
"It was a long time since I played a final at this kind of tournament," Gasquet said. "It's tough when you have Djokovic in front of you and are not playing your best tennis. It's very difficult. He played much better than me for sure."
Djokovic, among other players, was forced to play twice on Friday and had his semifinal against countryman Janko Tipsarevic delayed twice and pushed into late Saturday night due to rain disruptions.
American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan won the doubles title with a 6-1, 4-6 (12-10) victory over Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez.
In the women's event at Montreal, 10th-seeded Li Na rallied to beat 16th-seeded Lucie Safarova 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to final.
Li will face fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova, a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 winner over seventh-seeded Caroline Wozniacki.
Safarova led 5-1 in the final set, before Li rallied to win the error-filled match.
"There was nothing on my mind, you couldn't think too much on the court," said Li, the 2011 French Open champion. "I just told myself to play point by point, play the ball back in the court and see how it's going. This is tennis. You put the ball back in the court, and over the net. It looks easy, but sometimes I couldn't do it."
Djokovic was coming off a third-place finish in the Olympics.
"The losses I had in the Olympic Games gave me even more desire to come here and perform my best and try to win a title," Djokovic said. "I am very happy to be in this position. I truly did not expect to win this tournament after the emotional losses in the Olympics. I really took it hard and tried to bounce back and recover. And I've done great, I have to say."
Gasquet, the 14th-seed Frenchman, was making his first Masters 1000 finals appearance since losing to Roger Federer in Toronto in 2006.
"It was a long time since I played a final at this kind of tournament," Gasquet said. "It's tough when you have Djokovic in front of you and are not playing your best tennis. It's very difficult. He played much better than me for sure."
Djokovic, among other players, was forced to play twice on Friday and had his semifinal against countryman Janko Tipsarevic delayed twice and pushed into late Saturday night due to rain disruptions.
American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan won the doubles title with a 6-1, 4-6 (12-10) victory over Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez.
In the women's event at Montreal, 10th-seeded Li Na rallied to beat 16th-seeded Lucie Safarova 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to final.
Li will face fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova, a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 winner over seventh-seeded Caroline Wozniacki.
Safarova led 5-1 in the final set, before Li rallied to win the error-filled match.
"There was nothing on my mind, you couldn't think too much on the court," said Li, the 2011 French Open champion. "I just told myself to play point by point, play the ball back in the court and see how it's going. This is tennis. You put the ball back in the court, and over the net. It looks easy, but sometimes I couldn't do it."
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