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Wozniacki bags Aegon title
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 21 - 06 - 2009

Caroline Wozniacki defeated unseeded Virginie Razzano of France 7-6, 7-5 on Saturday to win the Aegon International title at Eastbourne.
It is the second title of the year for the sixth-seeded Dane after she won in Ponte Vedra Beach, and the fifth of her career.
After upsetting top-seeded Elena Dementieva and defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska, Razzano was seeking her third career title and her first win over Wozniacki in three meetings.
Wozniacki broke to lead 4-2 when Razzano netted a smash after just one point was dropped on serve in the first five games.
But she failed to serve out the set at 5-3 as Razzano struck a forehand winner to recover the break, before claiming the tiebreaker 7-5 on her fifth set point.
In the second set, Wozniacki broke to lead 1-0, but Razzano leveled at 4-4 after three consecutive breaks from 3-2.
Wozniacki then survived a set point at 5-4 when Razzano netted a backhand, and another backhand error from Razzano gave Wozniacki a decisive break for 6-5.
In the men's final, Dmitry Tursunov of Russia beat Canadian Frank Dancevic 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Tamarine retains title
In the Netherlands, Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand became the first player to successfully defend the Ordina Open women's title by beating Yanina Wickmayer 6-3, 7-5 in Saturday's final.
Tamarine broke the 19-year-old Belgian in the seventh and ninth games of the first set. Wickmayer fought back in the second set but dropped serve twice.
Later Benjamin Becker won his first ever ATP title as the 28-year-old 82nd ranked German beat fellow unseeded rival Raemon Sluiter of the Netherlands in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3.
Nadal vows to bounce back
World number one Rafael Nadal insists his decision to withdraw from Wimbledon is not a sign that his powers are on the wane.
Nadal opted not to defend his All England Club title after accepting that he would be performing at less than 100 percent because he has yet to fully recover from knee tendinitis.
He admitted pulling out was the toughest moment of his career but said that he is convinced he can return better than ever.
Federer disappointed
Roger Federer, meanwhile, admits he was disappointed by Nadal's withdrawal because he would have relished the chance to take on his great rival in another epic final.
Nadal's decision leaves Federer as firm favorite to win Wimbledon for the sixth time and beat Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles.
But, although he could have been forgiven for letting out a yelp of joy when he heard the news, Federer insists he felt a slight sense of anti-climax as it meant a temporary end to the rivalry.


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