PierreC
05-18-2008, 01:42 PM
Results - Sunday, May 18, 2008
Singles - Final
(4) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (Q) Alizé Cornet (FRA) 62 62
Doubles - Final
(5) Chan/Chuang (TPE/TPE) d. Benesova/Husarova (CZE/SVK) 76(5) 63
Final Facts
- Jankovic wins her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title of the year; it is the sixth of her career, following one in 2004 (Budapest) and four in 2007 (Auckland, Charleston, Rome and Birmingham); she is now 6-9 lifetime in Tour singles finals (3-2 at the Tier I level).
- Jankovic successfully defended a Tour singles title for the first time in her career.
- Cornet is now 0-2 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having finished runner-up at her only previous Tour singles final at Acapulco earlier this year (losing to Flavia Pennetta there).
- Cornet is projected to make her career Top 30 debut on the new rankings, rising from her current No.34 to approximately No.22 by virtue of her results this week in Rome.
- Cornet notched her first two Top 10 wins en route to this week's final, over world No.4 Svetlana Kuznetsova (62 64) and world No.8 Anna Chakvetadze (36 64 63, having trailed 63 30).
- Chan and Chuang win their second Tour doubles title of the year, after winning in Pattaya City in February; it is their sixth and biggest Tour doubles title as a team (all of their first five titles came at the Tier III or Tier IV level).
Quotes
Jelena Jankovic, 2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia singles champion:
"My goal and dream is to become No.1 in the world, and at the moment I think I'm on the right track. If I continue like this, I have a big chance. I like playing on clay courts. I had a great clay court season last year, and then playing here and winning this tournament twice gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the tournaments."
Alizé Cornet, 2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia singles runner-up:
"Just to be in the final was the most exciting experience of my life. I knew Jelena could be the most difficult player to play because she moves very well and it's really hard to make winners. Now I'm disappointed but it was a great week for me, for sure."
Singles - Final
(4) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (Q) Alizé Cornet (FRA) 62 62
Doubles - Final
(5) Chan/Chuang (TPE/TPE) d. Benesova/Husarova (CZE/SVK) 76(5) 63
Final Facts
- Jankovic wins her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title of the year; it is the sixth of her career, following one in 2004 (Budapest) and four in 2007 (Auckland, Charleston, Rome and Birmingham); she is now 6-9 lifetime in Tour singles finals (3-2 at the Tier I level).
- Jankovic successfully defended a Tour singles title for the first time in her career.
- Cornet is now 0-2 lifetime in Tour singles finals, having finished runner-up at her only previous Tour singles final at Acapulco earlier this year (losing to Flavia Pennetta there).
- Cornet is projected to make her career Top 30 debut on the new rankings, rising from her current No.34 to approximately No.22 by virtue of her results this week in Rome.
- Cornet notched her first two Top 10 wins en route to this week's final, over world No.4 Svetlana Kuznetsova (62 64) and world No.8 Anna Chakvetadze (36 64 63, having trailed 63 30).
- Chan and Chuang win their second Tour doubles title of the year, after winning in Pattaya City in February; it is their sixth and biggest Tour doubles title as a team (all of their first five titles came at the Tier III or Tier IV level).
Quotes
Jelena Jankovic, 2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia singles champion:
"My goal and dream is to become No.1 in the world, and at the moment I think I'm on the right track. If I continue like this, I have a big chance. I like playing on clay courts. I had a great clay court season last year, and then playing here and winning this tournament twice gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the tournaments."
Alizé Cornet, 2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia singles runner-up:
"Just to be in the final was the most exciting experience of my life. I knew Jelena could be the most difficult player to play because she moves very well and it's really hard to make winners. Now I'm disappointed but it was a great week for me, for sure."