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Wozniacki beats Razzano in Eastbourne tennis final

Sat 20 Jun, 04:57 PM


EASTBOURNE, England (AFP) - Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki, the sixth seed, won the women's Eastbourne international on Saturday with a 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 win over Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano.

Wozniacki, 18, has made it to five finals this year and picks up her second WTA crown after her maiden triumph on clay in Florida.

The opening set saw a break apiece before it was forced to a tie-break, where Wozniacki raced to a 6-1 lead and held off a Razzano fightback to take the set 7-5 in the tie-break.

Wozniacki broke in the opening game of the second set and, despite some determined play from her French opponent, she wrapped up the win in 1 hour and 41 minutes.

In the men's final Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic will seek his first tour title when he faces Russian second seed Dmitry Tursunov.

Wozniacki's path to the final proved somewhat easier than anticipated, after a host of big names exited at the first round.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic and Vera Zvonareva all exited at the first hurdle and in the second round Razzano claimed her place in the quarter-finals by defeating number one seed Elena Dementieva of Russia.

 

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  1. I like Caroline but hate her father to pushy like Damir­ Dokic.Hope he won't ruin her career by making her­ play so much she is only 18 years old.

    From AJ, on Sun 21 Jun 2:27PM
  2. Go forward, gorgeous Caroline!

    From AtanasT, on Sat 20 Jun 5:07PM
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