PierreC
03-09-2008, 10:36 PM
Results - Sunday, March 9, 2008 Singles - Final
(3) Serena Williams (USA) d. (4) Patty Schnyder (SUI) 75 63
Doubles - Final
(3) Peng/Sun (CHN/CHN) d. (1) Chan/Chuang (TPE/TPE) 64 57 108 (Match TB)
Final Facts
- Williams wins her 29th career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title in her 40th final; she is now 11-2 lifetime in Tier II finals, the only losses coming at 2000 Paris [Indoors] (to Tauziat) and 2004 Los Angeles (to Davenport).
- Williams is the second player this year to win a Tour singles title having saved a match point en route, saving a match point to sister Venus en route to beating her in the semifinals, 63 36 76(4); Radwanska saved a match point against Craybas in the final of Pattaya City.
- Williams is now 7-1 in follow-up matches to beating sister Venus; she lost her first follow-up match (after beating Venus in the 1999 Grand Slam Cup final she lost her first match at 1999 Filderstadt to Testud), but has gone 7-0 in follow-up matches since.
- Schnyder is now 10-13 lifetime in Tour singles finals, and now 1-4 at the Tier II level (the lone title coming at 1998 Hannover, beating Novotna in the final).
- Both Williams and Schnyder were playing in Bangalore (and in India) for the first time.
- Peng Shuai and Sun Tiantian win their first Tour doubles title as a team; Peng wins her second individual career Tour doubles title, having won one with Yan Zi; Sun wins her 12th individual career Tour doubles title, having won nine with Li Ting and two with Yan Zi.
Quotes
Serena Williams, Canara Bank Bangalore Open '08 singles champion:
"It definitely feels good to be the champion here at the Canara Bank Bangalore Open. I'm feeling really good about it. Not only were there a lot of great fans showing so much support here but it always feels good to win. To win for the fans is really cool. I just wanted to keep my unforced errors a bit down today. Patty played well, and she forced me to bring my level up."
Patty Schnyder, Canara Bank Bangalore Open '08 singles runner-up:
"She was a great opponent today and made it very tough for me to play my game. I think the first set could have gone either way, and I had my chances. I was really happy with the way I played today, especially my forehand, but she was serving and rallying really well too. I lost to a great champion."
(3) Serena Williams (USA) d. (4) Patty Schnyder (SUI) 75 63
Doubles - Final
(3) Peng/Sun (CHN/CHN) d. (1) Chan/Chuang (TPE/TPE) 64 57 108 (Match TB)
Final Facts
- Williams wins her 29th career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title in her 40th final; she is now 11-2 lifetime in Tier II finals, the only losses coming at 2000 Paris [Indoors] (to Tauziat) and 2004 Los Angeles (to Davenport).
- Williams is the second player this year to win a Tour singles title having saved a match point en route, saving a match point to sister Venus en route to beating her in the semifinals, 63 36 76(4); Radwanska saved a match point against Craybas in the final of Pattaya City.
- Williams is now 7-1 in follow-up matches to beating sister Venus; she lost her first follow-up match (after beating Venus in the 1999 Grand Slam Cup final she lost her first match at 1999 Filderstadt to Testud), but has gone 7-0 in follow-up matches since.
- Schnyder is now 10-13 lifetime in Tour singles finals, and now 1-4 at the Tier II level (the lone title coming at 1998 Hannover, beating Novotna in the final).
- Both Williams and Schnyder were playing in Bangalore (and in India) for the first time.
- Peng Shuai and Sun Tiantian win their first Tour doubles title as a team; Peng wins her second individual career Tour doubles title, having won one with Yan Zi; Sun wins her 12th individual career Tour doubles title, having won nine with Li Ting and two with Yan Zi.
Quotes
Serena Williams, Canara Bank Bangalore Open '08 singles champion:
"It definitely feels good to be the champion here at the Canara Bank Bangalore Open. I'm feeling really good about it. Not only were there a lot of great fans showing so much support here but it always feels good to win. To win for the fans is really cool. I just wanted to keep my unforced errors a bit down today. Patty played well, and she forced me to bring my level up."
Patty Schnyder, Canara Bank Bangalore Open '08 singles runner-up:
"She was a great opponent today and made it very tough for me to play my game. I think the first set could have gone either way, and I had my chances. I was really happy with the way I played today, especially my forehand, but she was serving and rallying really well too. I lost to a great champion."