Chakvetadze wins Cincinnati crown
Afp, Cincinnati
Top-seeded Russian Anna Chakvetadze captured her fifth WTA Tour title Sunday with a straight-sets victory over Japan's Akiko Morigami in the final of this 175,000-dollar hardcourt event.Chakvetadze, ranked eighth in the world, downed the seventh-seeded Morigami 6-1, 6-3, adding a third 2007 title to those she won in Hobart and 'S-Hertogenbosch. The Russian had lost her previous three encounters against Morigami, who was seeking her second title of the year. But she needed little time to get the better of her opponent this time, taking just under an hour to wrap up the final. Chakvetadze overcame six double faults and broke Morigami's serve six times. It had to be a disappointing finish to what had been a big week for Morigami, who also lost here in the final in 2005. She had beaten second-seeded Patty Schnyder in the quarterfinals on Friday.
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Russian Anna Chakvetadze shows off the winner's trophy of the Cincinnati Open after defeating Akiko Morigami of Japan in the final at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Sunday. PHOTO: AFP |
