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Venus Williams Wins Sony Ericsson Championships

By Anton Lagani, Lawn Tennis Correspondent, Posted: Sunday, November 9, 2008 10:11am PST USA
Venus Williams Wins Sony Ericsson Championships - Vera Zvonareva, Sony Ericsson Championships at Doha, Qatar, Lawn Tennis Magazine DOHA--(lawntennismag.com) Venus Williams of the USA Sunday overcame some key early errors to defeat Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-7(5-7), 6-0, 6-2 to win her third WTA Tour title of 2008 as she won the year ending Sony Ericsson Championships.

Williams had in the summer taken her fifth Wimbledon title before last month winning in Zurich.

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Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2008, Doha, Qatar, Lawn Tennis Magazine
Williams played some of her best tennis of the week to take the next eight games in a row to go ahead 6-7, 6-0, 2-0.

In the match today, Zvonareva, seeded 8th, started with aggressive baseline play to take first set leads of 3-0 and 5-2. Williams however stepped up her game at 3-5 to save four set points and later reach the tiebreaker.

After Williams went ahead 5-1 in the tiebreaker, three errors from Williams and a Zvonareva crosscourt forehand winner evened the tiebreaker.

A Williams doublefault gave Zvonareva her fifth setpoint. Zvonareva would convert this one as her backhand slice would hit the net then fall over for a winner.

Williams, then played some of her best tennis of the week to take the next eight games in a row to go ahead 6-7, 6-0, 2-0.

Playing more consistently and with controlled aggression, Williams raced to a 5-2 final set lead. A Williams forehand crosscourt winner ended the match.

“I'm a little dissapointed,” Zvonareva said.

With her win today, Williams moves Monday from eighth ranked to sixth.

“I was so excited,” Williams said. “That was a hard-fought match. Next year I'm hoping to stay healthy and go higher (in the rankings.)”

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