MUTUA MADRID OPEN – Update (05/13/12)

Written by: Staff on 13th May 2012

MUTUA MADRID OPEN - Update (05/13/12)

epa03217281 US tennis player Serena Williams holds her trophy as she celebrates her victory over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the end of their Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament final match at Caja Magica pavilion in Madrid, Spain, 13 May 2012. Williams won 6-1 and 6-3. EPA/JUAN CARLOS HIDALGO |

MUTUA MADRID OPEN

Madrid, Spain

May 5-13, 2012

$5,189,603/Premier

Blue Clay/Outdoors

Results – Sunday, May 13, 2012

Singles – Final

(9) Serena Williams (USA) d. (1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 61 63

Doubles – Final (played Saturday)

(5) Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) d. Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) 61 36 104 (Match TB)

Final Facts

– Williams wins her 41st WTA title, tying her with Kim Clijsters for 13th-most of the Open Era and putting her two behind Justine Henin, Martina Hingis and Venus Williams for 10th place.

– Williams wins her 13th straight match and raises her record to 22-2 on the year, including 13-0 on clay.

– Williams is now 7-1 in her series with Azarenka, with this being her first triumph in a final.

– Williams rises to No.6 on the new rankings, her highest ranking since January 2011.

– Williams ties Venus Williams with the lead among active players for most career wins over a reigning World No.1 with her 13th.

– Azarenka, also a runner-up in Madrid last year, falls to 12-10 in WTA finals.

– Azarenka has reached the final of eight of her last nine events.

– Errani and Vinci improve to 27-4 on the year and tie Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond for most doubles titles by a duo so far in 2012 with four.

– Errani wins her 12th career doubles title as an individual and Vinci her seventh.

Final Quotes

Serena Williams: “My whole thing is to play consistently. That’s what I’ve done the last couple weeks – and doing what I do best, which at the end of the day is playing tennis.

“I belong on a tennis court. That’s where I feel amazing.”

“I absolutely love clay. I grew up on clay – I played on hardcourt until I was 11, then until I turned 16 I only played on clay courts. I actually love the clay but my results haven’t been stellar. I have won the French Open and lots of clay court tournaments, though. It’s really a myth about me not liking clay. I like it more than grass, which is weird. Hopefully I can start doing better.”

Victoria Azarenka: “She was so much better than me today. I have to give her credit, she’s been showing great tennis the whole week. It wasn’t going my way today, but things happen. From here I can take the positive things from what I’ve been doing all week, and then see the clear picture of what I need to improve.”

Topics: Errani/Vinci, Makarova/Vesnina, Mutua Madrid Open 2012, Serena Williams, Sports, Tennis News, Victoria Azrenka, WTA tennis