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Ferrer wins Valencia Open

Sun, 11/07/2010 - 22:56 by Prince damin

Valencia, Spain -- No. 4-seeded David Ferrer claimed a straight-set win Sunday over Marcel Granollers in the championship match of the Valencia Open tennis tournament in Spain.

Ferrer, collecting his second title of 2010, beat Granollers 7-5, 6-3. Ferrer landed 75 percent of his first serves and finished by taking 69 percent of the points on serve. He also had three breaks in seven break-point situations.

Granollers was able to convert just one of his four break-point chances, that coming in the first set. But Ferrer got two breaks in that set when he won nearly as many points (28-22) off Granollers' serve as Granollers set.

Ferrer combined one service break with winning 71 percent of the points on serve in taking the second set.

Wozniacki earns shot at Pilot Pen title

Sat, 08/28/2010 - 09:35 by Prince damin

New Haven, Conn. -- Caroline Wozniacki won a third-set tiebreak Friday to earn a berth in the championship match of the Pilot Pen.

The top-seeded Wozniacki, who will also carry that distinction into the U.S. Open next week, defeated Elena Dementieva1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) in a bid to capture her second straight tournament.

Her opponent in the finals will be Nadia Petrova, who got past Maria Kirilenko 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. Petrova has appeared in the finals of a WTA event 20 times, but this will be here first shot at a title since 2008.

Wozniacki won the Rogers Cup last week in Montreal and has captured 14 of her last 15 matches.

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Federer captures his 61st ATP title

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 01:23 by surajdogra

Mason, Ohio -- World No. 1 Roger Federer downed Novak Djokovic in the championship match of the Cincinnati Masters Sunday -- the Swiss star's 61st title on the ATP Tour.

Federer jumped to a quick early lead and went on to defeat the Serbian 6-1, 7-5.

The win was Federer's 16th in a Masters event, fourth this year and third in the Cincinnati tournament, which he also won in 2005 and 2007.

Next up for Federer is the U.S. Open, beginning Aug. 31 at Flushing Meadows in New York. Federer, winner of the French Open and Wimbledon this season, will be trying
for his 16th Grand Slam title.

Federer ran up a 4-0 first-set lead en route to his win over Djokovic.

"A good start always helps," he said. "That was the case today."
Federer won $443,500.