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01-07-2008, 12:05 PM
Results - Saturday, January 5, 2008
Singles - Final
Li Na (CHN) d. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 46 63 64
Doubles - Final
(3) Safina/Szavay (RUS/HUN) d. (2) Yan/Zheng (CHN/CHN) 61 62
Final Facts
- Li wins her second career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having already won at 2004 Guangzhou; she is now 2-2 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having also finished runner-up in back-to-back years at Estoril (2005, 2006).
- Li's most recent event was Birmingham last June; she was forced out of action for the rest of the year (over six months) due to a right rib stress fracture.
- Li is the second Chinese player to win two Tour singles titles after Zheng, who won at Estoril and Stockholm in 2006 (both of Li's titles are Tier IIIs while both of Zheng's are Tier IVs).
- Azarenka falls to 0-3 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having been a runner-up at Estoril and Tashkent last year (falling to Arn and Parmentier, respectively).
- Safina wins her seventh career Tour doubles title (and third straight at this event) while Szavay wins her second.
Final Quotes
Li Na, 2008 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts singles champion:
"I am so surprised I won. I had four months off without playing, staying in bed with my rib injury; I don't know how I've been able to come back like this. My team told me this morning that I had already had a good week and I may as well go out and try and win one more!"
Victoria Azarenka, 2008 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts singles runner-up:
"I wouldn't say it slipped away today; she played great, especially in the second and third sets. This tournament has been great preparation for me for the Australian Open. Though I lost today, I gained a lot of confidence this week and I think I learned a lot."
Singles - Final
Li Na (CHN) d. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 46 63 64
Doubles - Final
(3) Safina/Szavay (RUS/HUN) d. (2) Yan/Zheng (CHN/CHN) 61 62
Final Facts
- Li wins her second career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title, having already won at 2004 Guangzhou; she is now 2-2 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having also finished runner-up in back-to-back years at Estoril (2005, 2006).
- Li's most recent event was Birmingham last June; she was forced out of action for the rest of the year (over six months) due to a right rib stress fracture.
- Li is the second Chinese player to win two Tour singles titles after Zheng, who won at Estoril and Stockholm in 2006 (both of Li's titles are Tier IIIs while both of Zheng's are Tier IVs).
- Azarenka falls to 0-3 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having been a runner-up at Estoril and Tashkent last year (falling to Arn and Parmentier, respectively).
- Safina wins her seventh career Tour doubles title (and third straight at this event) while Szavay wins her second.
Final Quotes
Li Na, 2008 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts singles champion:
"I am so surprised I won. I had four months off without playing, staying in bed with my rib injury; I don't know how I've been able to come back like this. My team told me this morning that I had already had a good week and I may as well go out and try and win one more!"
Victoria Azarenka, 2008 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts singles runner-up:
"I wouldn't say it slipped away today; she played great, especially in the second and third sets. This tournament has been great preparation for me for the Australian Open. Though I lost today, I gained a lot of confidence this week and I think I learned a lot."