Sydney Final Results

Written by: Staff on 15th January 2010

Sydney Final Results

Serena Williams returns the serve in her US Open match against Marion Bartoli, Serena Williams wins the match over Bartoli 6-3, 6-4 in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Tennis Center in Flushing, New York on September 2, 2007. |

Results – Friday, January 15, 2010
Singles – Final
(5) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (1) Serena Williams (USA) 63 62

Doubles – Final
(1) Black/Huber (ZIM/USA) d. Garbin/Petrova (ITA/RUS) 61 36 103 (Match TB)

Final Facts
– Dementieva wins her 15th Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title (15-14 in finals).
– Dementieva extended her winning streak in Sydney to 10 matches, going 5-0 to win the title last year and 5-0 again this year.
– Williams is now 35-14 lifetime in singles finals on the Tour.
– Williams had come back from 63 52 down in the semifinals to beat Aravane Rezai, 36 75 64; Dementieva had beaten Victoria Azarenka in her semifinal, 63 61.
– Williams now leads Dementieva in their head-to-head, 7-5; Williams won their first four meetings, and Dementieva has won five of their last eight meetings.
– Black and Huber improved to 8-0 this year, going 4-0 to win Auckland last week and 4-0 to win Sydney this week; they now have 29 doubles titles together on the Tour.

Final Quotes
Elena Dementieva, 2010 Medibank International Sydney singles champion:
“I’m very satisfied with the way I was playing today and the whole week. That’s what I was really looking for coming here, playing aggressively and trying to put a lot of pressure on my opponents. It’s great to play against the best players in the world, especially going into a Grand Slam. It was a great experience and it’ll help me next week at the Australian Open.”

Serena Williams, 2010 Medibank International Sydney singles runner-up:
“She played well, and I made about 1002 unforced errors. I feel I have enough matches under my belt though. Even though I didn’t play great today, I feel like I can play much better.”

Cara Black, 2010 Medibank International Sydney doubles champion:
“We’re really excited and pumped up about winning our first two tournaments of the year. Now we’re just looking forward to going to the Australian Open because we can’t ask for any better preparation. We’ll have the day off tomorrow and enjoy the win. I think we’ll do a bit of shopping and relax.”

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Topics: Australian Open, Cara Black, Champion, Elena Dementieva, Garbin, Grand Slam, Huber, Ita, Lifetime, Match, Medibank International, Opponents, Petrova, Rus, Serena Williams, Sony Ericsson Wta Tour, Unforced Errors, Victoria Azarenka, Winning Streak, Zim