Rezai captures Swedish title
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July 12, 2010, Monday
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ARAVANE Rezai won her second title of the year after defeating Gisela Dulko 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the Swedish Open final in Bastad on Saturday.
The Frenchwoman prevailed in 2 1/4 hours to claim her fourth career title. Rezai cruised to the final of the claycourt tournament without losing a set, but the Argentine pushed her all the way in an entertaining but error-strewn final on center court.
"I didn't play very well at the end of the second set and she kept fighting," Rezai said. "She showed that she can run everywhere and play well and try to break my rhythm."
Rezai overcame nine double faults to beat Dulko, who had downed top-seeded Flavia Pennetta to make it to the final.
Rezai, who beat Venus Williams to win the Madrid Open in May, won the first set comfortably after breaking Dulko's serve twice.
Dulko responded by breaking Rezai in the first game of the second and twice again to win the set on a warm day in southern Sweden.
Rezai opened a 4-0 lead in the third but was taken to 5-4 before breaking Dulko's serve for the fourth time in the set to win the title.
In Budapest, home favorite Agnes Szavay will defend her title against Switzerland's Patty Schnyder in the final of the Budapest Grand Prix.
In Saturday's semifinals, the seventh-seeded Szavay upset second-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 6-1, 5-7, 7-5, while Schnyder defeated qualifier Zuzana Ondraskova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
Newport final
In Newport, Rhode Island, American Mardy Fish advanced to the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships final by beating British qualifier Richard Bloomfield 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Saturday. Fish will play No. 4-seeded Olivier Rochus of Belgium, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Brian Dabul of Argentina.
The fifth-seeded Fish will be in his second ATP final of the season and attempt to capture his fourth career title. He lost to countryman Sam Querrey at Queen's Club last month. Fish was ranked 79th entering the week.
Rochus, ranked 65th entering the week, is playing in his eighth career ATP final.
Fish and Bloomfield played after Australia's Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, the "Woodies", headed a class of seven inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame during a center court ceremony.
Bloomfield, ranked 552nd, faulted on eight of nine serves when he was broken in the ninth game of the second set. Fish closed it out at love in the final game.
The Frenchwoman prevailed in 2 1/4 hours to claim her fourth career title. Rezai cruised to the final of the claycourt tournament without losing a set, but the Argentine pushed her all the way in an entertaining but error-strewn final on center court.
"I didn't play very well at the end of the second set and she kept fighting," Rezai said. "She showed that she can run everywhere and play well and try to break my rhythm."
Rezai overcame nine double faults to beat Dulko, who had downed top-seeded Flavia Pennetta to make it to the final.
Rezai, who beat Venus Williams to win the Madrid Open in May, won the first set comfortably after breaking Dulko's serve twice.
Dulko responded by breaking Rezai in the first game of the second and twice again to win the set on a warm day in southern Sweden.
Rezai opened a 4-0 lead in the third but was taken to 5-4 before breaking Dulko's serve for the fourth time in the set to win the title.
In Budapest, home favorite Agnes Szavay will defend her title against Switzerland's Patty Schnyder in the final of the Budapest Grand Prix.
In Saturday's semifinals, the seventh-seeded Szavay upset second-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 6-1, 5-7, 7-5, while Schnyder defeated qualifier Zuzana Ondraskova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
Newport final
In Newport, Rhode Island, American Mardy Fish advanced to the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships final by beating British qualifier Richard Bloomfield 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Saturday. Fish will play No. 4-seeded Olivier Rochus of Belgium, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Brian Dabul of Argentina.
The fifth-seeded Fish will be in his second ATP final of the season and attempt to capture his fourth career title. He lost to countryman Sam Querrey at Queen's Club last month. Fish was ranked 79th entering the week.
Rochus, ranked 65th entering the week, is playing in his eighth career ATP final.
Fish and Bloomfield played after Australia's Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, the "Woodies", headed a class of seven inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame during a center court ceremony.
Bloomfield, ranked 552nd, faulted on eight of nine serves when he was broken in the ninth game of the second set. Fish closed it out at love in the final game.
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