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Safina beats Kuznetsova, bags title

ROME: World No. 1 Dinara Safina claimed the Italian Open title on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over her Russian compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova.

At Oeiras, unseeded Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium captured her first WTA Tour title on Saturday by beating Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova 7-5, 6-2 in the women’s final of the Estoril Open.

The results:

At Rome (WTA Italian Open): Final: Dinara Safina bt Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2. Semifinal: Dinara Safina bt Venus Williams 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4.

At Estoril (Estoril Open): Women: final: Yanina Wickmayer bt Ekaterina Makarova 7-5, 6-2. Men: Quarterfinals: Alberto Montanes bt Gilles Simon 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(4); James Blake bt Florent Serra 6-4, 6-1.

At Munich (BMW Open): Semifinals: Mikhail Youzhny bt Daniel Brands 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Quarterfinals: Jeremy Chardy bt Marin Cilic 3-6, 7-5, 6-4; Tomas Berdych bt Lleyton Hewitt 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4); Daniel Brands bt Potito Starace 6-4, 1-1 (retd.).

At Belgrade (Serbia Open): Semifinals: Lukasz Kubot bt Ivo Karlovic 7-6(0), 6-2. Quarterfinals: Novak Djokovic bt Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-2; Andreas Seppi bt Marcos Daniel 6-4, 7-5; Karlovic bt Flavio Cipolla 6-3, 6-3; Kubot bt Kristof Vliegen 7-6(6), 6-3. — Agencies

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