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Medina Garrigues wins Moroccan Grand Prix

Sun, 05/03/2009 - 12:07 by Salinder Kumar

Fes, Morocco -- Top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues blasted Ekaterina Makarova 6-1, 6-1 Saturday to capture the Moroccan Grand Prix at Fes for her ninth career title.

Medina Garrigues, a native of Valencia, Spain, was the runner-up to Argentina's Gisela Dulko in last year's final. She needed just 60 minutes Saturday to dismantle her inexperienced Russian foe.

She advanced Friday when her semifinal opponent, Hungary's Melinda Czink, retired after losing the first set 6-0, complaining of a gastrointestinal illness.

Medina Garrigues won titles at Palermo, Italy, four times (2001, 2004-2006), Strasbourg, Germany, three times (2005, 2007, 2008) and Canberra, Australia, once (2006).

Medina Garrigues claims semifinal berth

Fri, 05/01/2009 - 09:51 by Salinder Kumar

Fes, Morocco -- Anabel Medina Garrigues, the No. 1 seed and the runner-up a year ago, reached the semifinals Thursday at the Moroccan Grand Prix.

Medina Garrigues outfought Lourdes Dominguez Lino 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5) on the red clay of the Fes Royal Tennis Club.

Her semifinal opponent Friday will be Melinda Czink, who breezed by Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 6-2 in the quarters.

The other semifinal will send Alisa Kleybanova against Ekaterina Makarova.

Kleybanova was a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Polana Hercog and Markova defeated Marta Domachowska 6-4, 6-4.

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Garrigues earns berth in Moroccan quarters

Thu, 04/30/2009 - 13:44 by Salinder Kumar

Fes, Morocco -- Top-seeded Anabel Media Garrigues survived an upset bid Wednesday to reach the third round of the Moroccan Grand Prix.

Garrigues, who was the runner-up at this tournament a year ago, rallied to defeat Klara Zakopalova 1-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3. In the quarterfinals, Garrigues will meet Lourdes Dominguez Lino -- a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 winner over Anne Keothavong.

No. 2 seed Alisa Kleybanova coasted past Jarmila Groth 6-4, 6-1, but third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was upset by Melinda Czink 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 6-3.

Other surprises came when qualifier Polona Hercog defeated seventh-seeded Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-4 and Lucie Hradecka ousted eighth-seeded Shahar Peer 6-4, 6-1.