PierreC
08-20-2007, 07:27 AM
Results - Sunday, August 19, 2007
Singles - Final
(1) Justine Henin (BEL) d. (2) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 76(3) 75
Doubles - Final
(2) Srebotnik/Sugiyama (SLO/JPN) d. (1) Black/Huber (ZIM/USA) 64 26 105
Final Facts
- Henin wins sixth Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title of the year and the 35th of her career; she is now 6-1 in Tour singles finals this year and 35-16 in her career.
- Henin improves to 7-0 lifetime against Jankovic; she came back from a 4-1 first set deficit and a 4-2 second set deficit en route to Sunday's championship victory.
- This is Henin's 10th career Tier I singles title and she is now 10-4 lifetime in Tier I singles finals; she is second among active players for Tier I titles (Hingis has 17).
- This is Henin's second Rogers Cup presented by American Express title; the Belgian captured the Tier I title in 2003 (beating Krasnoroutskaya in the final).
- Having come into Toronto tied at No.12 on the all-time list of Tour singles title winners with Clijsters (34), Henin is now tied at No.11 with Venus Williams (35).
- Jankovic is now 4-3 in Tour singles finals this year and 5-7 lifetime; she is now 2-1 lifetime in Tier I finals, having won at Charleston and Rome earlier this year.
- Srebotnik and Sugiyama win their first title as a team; it is Srebotnik's 16th individual Tour doubles title and Sugiyama's 34th.
- Black and Huber still lead the Tour with six doubles title together this year, including Grand Slams at the Australian Open and Wimbledon; during the week in Toronto it was announced they were the first team to qualify for the Sony Ericsson Championships.
Quotes
Justine Henin, 2007 Rogers Cup presented by American Express singles champion:
"Jelena is a real fighter and she's No.3 in the world, and that means she's a really, really good player. And she proved it many times this year. So I was ready for a big fight. She's getting a lot of balls in the court and running a lot, and she's moving so well. It was tough because she was going for the winners as soon as she got a bit more time to come in the court and be aggressive. And it was really tough especially at the end of the match; it was very intense, and it wasn't easy at the end."
Jelena Jankovic, 2007 Rogers Cup presented by American Express singles runner-up:
"I'm tired. It was a very exhausting game. Both of us played very well and there were a lot of great points. It was a high level of tennis, so it was great for fans to see that, and I really enjoyed it. But unfortunately at the end, I couldn't hang in there with her, especially the game at 5-all was quite long. She was the better one at the end for sure. All the credit to her."
Ai Sugiyama, 2007 Rogers Cup presented by American Express doubles champion (with Katarina Srebotnik):
"It's our first win against [Black and Huber], so it was huge for us. They've played really good tennis this year. They already qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships and they're so far ahead of the other teams. So this win gave us a lot of confidence."
Singles - Final
(1) Justine Henin (BEL) d. (2) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 76(3) 75
Doubles - Final
(2) Srebotnik/Sugiyama (SLO/JPN) d. (1) Black/Huber (ZIM/USA) 64 26 105
Final Facts
- Henin wins sixth Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title of the year and the 35th of her career; she is now 6-1 in Tour singles finals this year and 35-16 in her career.
- Henin improves to 7-0 lifetime against Jankovic; she came back from a 4-1 first set deficit and a 4-2 second set deficit en route to Sunday's championship victory.
- This is Henin's 10th career Tier I singles title and she is now 10-4 lifetime in Tier I singles finals; she is second among active players for Tier I titles (Hingis has 17).
- This is Henin's second Rogers Cup presented by American Express title; the Belgian captured the Tier I title in 2003 (beating Krasnoroutskaya in the final).
- Having come into Toronto tied at No.12 on the all-time list of Tour singles title winners with Clijsters (34), Henin is now tied at No.11 with Venus Williams (35).
- Jankovic is now 4-3 in Tour singles finals this year and 5-7 lifetime; she is now 2-1 lifetime in Tier I finals, having won at Charleston and Rome earlier this year.
- Srebotnik and Sugiyama win their first title as a team; it is Srebotnik's 16th individual Tour doubles title and Sugiyama's 34th.
- Black and Huber still lead the Tour with six doubles title together this year, including Grand Slams at the Australian Open and Wimbledon; during the week in Toronto it was announced they were the first team to qualify for the Sony Ericsson Championships.
Quotes
Justine Henin, 2007 Rogers Cup presented by American Express singles champion:
"Jelena is a real fighter and she's No.3 in the world, and that means she's a really, really good player. And she proved it many times this year. So I was ready for a big fight. She's getting a lot of balls in the court and running a lot, and she's moving so well. It was tough because she was going for the winners as soon as she got a bit more time to come in the court and be aggressive. And it was really tough especially at the end of the match; it was very intense, and it wasn't easy at the end."
Jelena Jankovic, 2007 Rogers Cup presented by American Express singles runner-up:
"I'm tired. It was a very exhausting game. Both of us played very well and there were a lot of great points. It was a high level of tennis, so it was great for fans to see that, and I really enjoyed it. But unfortunately at the end, I couldn't hang in there with her, especially the game at 5-all was quite long. She was the better one at the end for sure. All the credit to her."
Ai Sugiyama, 2007 Rogers Cup presented by American Express doubles champion (with Katarina Srebotnik):
"It's our first win against [Black and Huber], so it was huge for us. They've played really good tennis this year. They already qualified for Sony Ericsson Championships and they're so far ahead of the other teams. So this win gave us a lot of confidence."