Venus Williams Overcomes Cornet To Capture 45th Title

Written by: Staff on 22nd February 2014

Venus Williams Overcomes Cornet To Capture 45th Title

epa04095997 Venus Williams of the US holds the trophy after winning the final match against Alize Cornet of France for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis WTA Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22 February 2014. EPA/ALI HAIDER |

DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dubai, UAE

February 17-February 22, 2014

$2,000,000/Premier

Hard/Outdoors

Results

Singles – Final

(WC) Venus Williams (USA) d. Alizé Cornet (FRA) 63 60

Doubles – Final

Kudryavtseva/Rodionova (RUS/AUS) d. Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) 62 57 108 (Match TB)

Final Facts

– Williams wins her 45th WTA title and first of 2014.

– Williams has won her past 15 matches in Dubai, having lifted the title on her two previous visits, in 2009 and 2010; her win-loss record in WTA finals now stands at 45-28.

– Williams is the first unseeded player and also the first wildcard to lift the title in the tournament’s 14-year history.

– Cornet falls to 3-4 in WTA finals; all six of her previous finals were on clay.

– Williams improves her head-to-head record against Cornet to 5-0.

– Williams is projected to rise to No.29 when the new rankings are released.

– Kudryavtseva and Rodionova win their fourth WTA title together; Kudryavtseva now has seven career titles to her name, while Rodionova has eight.

Final Quotes

Venus Williams: “First of all, I think Alizé is playing great. I think if she continues to play like that, she’s going to play deep in a lot of tournaments and keep improving. I think it’s great to see that, because she’s a great addition to the game. She brings so much passion on the court, so it’s great to see her playing well. I mean, I was definitely fully expecting to play Serena, so for her to get that win was awesome. But I have had a good week. Everything is falling together pretty much, is all I can say.”

Alizé Cornet: “63 60 is a bit tough in an hour and 30, so I guess there was a battle on the court, but she was just better than me – that’s it, really there’s nothing else to say. She was playing more aggressively. She was pushing me out of the court very far from the baseline. I didn’t play as deep as yesterday and didn’t serve as well – but Venus played well the whole week and deserves this title.”

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February 22, 2014 at 2:12 pm

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