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Federer completes hometown hat trick
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 27 - 10 - 2008

Roger Federer won his hometown tournament for a record third straight year on Sunday by beating Argentine second seed David Nalbandian 6-3, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors final.
The world number two broke Nalbandian once in each set, easing through a one-sided encounter to maintain his dominance at the tournament where he once worked as a ballboy.
Federer's service game was particularly impressive with the top seed producing eight aces and dropping just seven points on serve as he wrapped up his 57th career title without handing a single break point to his opponent.
Dementieva wins in 3 hours
In Luxembourg, Russia's Olympic champion Elena Dementieva clinched the Luxembourg WTA title on Sunday but the top seed needed three hours to see off Danish fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
The 27-year-old, world number five, eventually had too much experience and power for her 18-year-old opponent who was struggling with her fitness by the end.
Soderling wins in Lyon
In France, seventh-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden beat Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 on Sunday to clinch his first title of the season, his third career title overall and first since 2005.
Soderling, who was playing in his fourth indoor final of the season, broke Benneteau four times in the match and dropped his serve only once to win the Lyon title for the second time, after also winning at the Gerland arena in 2004.
Ivanovic wins again
Ana Ivanovic claimed her first title since she lifted the French Open trophy in June, beating second seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Linz Open.
It was the top-seeded Serbian's third title this year and came after a dramatic slump that followed her Paris win and rise to No. 1 in the world rankings.
Murray retains title
In Russia, top-seeded Andy Murray beat Andrey Golubev 6-1, 6-1 Sunday to win the St. Petersburg Open title for the second straight year.
Murray, who also won at the Madrid Masters last Sunday, became the first British player to win back-to-back tour-level titles since Mark Cox won in London and Washington in March 1975.
Murray has not dropped a set on the way to his fifth title this season and his eighth career win. It was the twelfth consecutive win for the fourth-ranked Murray, including two victories in Britain's Davis Cup World Group playoffs against Austria in September. His win-loss record this season is 53-14, making him the fourth player this year to win more than 50 matches.
Murray also won titles in Doha, Marseille and Cincinnati.
His only loss in the finals this season was to Roger Federer at the US Open.
Tursunov vs. Djokovic
In Paris, Russian Dmitry Tursunov set up a second-round clash with world number three Novak Djokovic when he blasted past French wildcard Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-2 in the opening match of the Paris Masters Series on Sunday.
In the only other match of the day, Spaniard Tommy Robredo had to dig deep to see off another French wildcard, Jeremy Chardy, 7-6, 7


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