Former world number one Serena Williams flexed her muscles on the big points to shut out Swiss world number 12 Patty Schnyder in the final of the Bangalore Open on Sunday. American world number 11 Williams was inconsistent for the most part but drew from her wealth of experience to edge out fourth seed Schnyder 7-5, 6-3 in 83 minutes for her first title of the season. Third seed Williams, who beat older sister and world number seven Venus in the semifinals on Saturday, was stretched by left-handed Schnyder, who subtly varied her angles to tire her opponent. But the American, playing her first tournament since the Australian Open quarterfinal in January, was up to the task and to every trick thrown at her by her opponent. Serena, who skipped tournaments in February to recover from dental surgery, broke her opponent in the sixth game of the opening set, but lost her serve immediately and admonished herself. But Serena, who ended on the wrong side of the result in both of their meetings last year, broke Schnyder in the 12th to win the opening set. Schnyder went up 3-1 in the second set against an inconsistent Serena, but the multiple Grand Slam winner came back strongly, winning the next five games to wrap up the match.Roddick wins in Dubai American Andy Roddick beat unseeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 in a pulsating match to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday. India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of the Bahamas won the doubles final against the Czech Republic's Martin Damm and Pavel Vizner.Anderson-Querrey final South African qualifier Kevin Anderson defeated American wildcard Robby Ginepri 7-6, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the Las Vegas Open. Anderson will face unseeded American Sam Querrey, who beat fourth-seeded Argentine Guillermo Canas 7-5, 6-2. The 21-year-old Anderson, ranked 175th in the world and bidding to become the first South African to win an ATP final since Wesley Moodie won in Tokyo in October 2005, took the opening set 7-4 on a tiebreak. Although his first-serve percentage slipped in the second, he was broken only once as he clinched victory in one hour and 28 minutes. The 6-foot-7 (2.01-metre) Anderson, who won his first ATP match in Monday's opening round, has reached the final without losing a set. “Each match I've felt I could compete and I've played my own game,” Anderson told reporters.” __
