Sandra Gal Beautiful Golf Players Photos

Sandra Gal (born 9 May 1985) is a German professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
Childhood, college and amateur careerGal was born in Düsseldorf, Germany and began playing golf at age five during family vacations to golf resorts around Europe. At age 17 she joined the German National Team and at 18 won the German National Girls Championship. She graduated from high school in 2004.

While still competing on the German National Team, Gal enrolled at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she also played for the Florida Gators women's golf team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2005 to 2007. While competing as a Gator golfer, she won four events, received All-American honors in 2007, and was an NGCA Academic All-American from 2005 to 2008.

In 2007, she won the Ladies European Amateur, and later that fall, entered the LPGA Qualifying School where she qualified for the LPGA Tour for 2008 and immediately turned pro. Although by turning pro she could no longer play college golf, she completed her degree requirements while playing full-time on the LPGA Tour and graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree, with honors, in advertising in August 2008.
Professional career
Gal tied for 14th in the 2007 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn full playing privileges on the LPGA in 2008; she turned professional immediately following the tournament.

Her best career finish is a win at the 2011 Kia Classic, beating Jiyai Shin by one stroke for her first LPGA win. Gal finished at 16-under-par.[4] Previously her best finish had been fifth at the 2009 LPGA Corning Classic. Also in 2009, she recorded two career-low rounds of 64In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated; a professional may not play in amateur tournaments. It is very difficult for a professional to regain his or her amateur status; simply agreeing not to take payment for a particular tournament is not enough. A player must apply to the governing body of the sport to have amateur status reinstated.Professional golfers are divided into two main groups, with a limited amount of overlap between them:



The great majority of professional golfers (at least 95%) make their living from teaching the game, running golf clubs and courses, and dealing in golf equipment. In American English the term golf pro refers to individuals involved in the service of other golfers. The senior professional golfer at a golf club is usually referred to as the club professional, but at a large golf club or resort with several courses his job title is likely to be director of golf. If he or she has assistants who are registered professional golfers, they are known as assistant professionals.

A golfer who concentrates wholly or nearly so on giving golf lessons is a teaching professional, golf instructor or golf coach. Most of these people will enter a few tournaments against their peers each year, and occasionally they may qualify to play in important tournaments with the other group of professional golfers mentioned below. Many club and teaching professionals working in the golf industry start as caddies or a general interest in the game, finding employment at golf courses and eventually moving on to certifications in their chosen profession. These programs include independent institutions and universities, and those that eventually lead to a Class A golf professional certification.
A much smaller but higher profile group of professional


Bayern Munchen vs Inter Milan Photos

There are two ways to look at Tuesday night’s Bayern Munich vs. Inter Milan match. The first is to say this was a pretty boring game (because in all honesty, it was). It seemed as if neither team was sufficiently inspired to get the win, and this despite the prestigious nature of the fixture (it was Serie A vs. Bundesliga champions after all) and the title at stake (the “Franz Beckenbauer Cup” and “12th Trofeo Pirelli”, as it were). Even after Mançini’s opener (a nice left-footed chip over the keeper and the only real highlight of the night, arriving as late as minute 52) neither team changed their playing attitude a great deal, Inter seemingly content of holding their lead till the end, and Bayern obviously lacking any real motivation to get the equalizer.

That’s one way to look at it.

The other way, and this one’s strictly from the Nerazzurri’s point of view, is to say this was José Mourinho’s first step towards Inter’s transformation, a transformation from Italian league champions to European champions. Let’s face it, the team which has dominated Serie A for the past 2 years has not delivered (to put it lightly) in Europe at all, and that is one thing Inter’s “big boss” Massimo Moratti is surely hoping to change this year. In that light, winning against Bayern Munich (who were missing Toni and Ribéry though) can be definitely seen as a positive thing, since (by Mourinho’s own admission) the Inter manager was primarily focused on getting a good result on Tuesday. No “friendlies” in José’s vocabulary apparently…

So, while Inter prepare step nº3 (tonight’s second match of the Amsterdam tournament against Ajax (live 21:00 CET) -step nº2 was the 0-0 draw vs. FC Sevilla), I’ll leave you to fcbayern.de‘s excellent match report by Chris Hamley. Let’s just hope the spectacle will be better for future matches…

The home side made the brighter opening, although Lucio headed wide and Van Bommel’s shot was wayward, before new Bayern nº1 Michael Rensing (Oliver Kahn retired at the end of last season) got down well to Adriano’s stinging free-kick. Toldo saved comfortably on Lahm’s effortt, then Altintop whistled a drive past the upright as the Germans continued to set the pace, but Klinsmann was forced into another change of formation midway through the first half when Martin Demichelis limped off following a collision with Adriano. Young Toni Kroos came into midfield with Lell reverting to a conventional right-back role, but the switch to 4-4-2 threw Bayern out of their stride and the Italians were content to rely on their disciplined defence as the game meandered to the interval, half-chances at either end for Lahm and Mançini the only incidents worthy of note.
It's down to the wire, and the final on may 22nd in Madrid will be between Bayern Munich & Inter Milan. Two old friends & master tacticians in their Barcelona days, Van Gaal & Mourinho have guided their respective teams through the tricky maze of the competition into the richest final in the world.

Those of you who from time to time read my blogs may remember that at the beginning of the season I nominated Barcelona as the best team in the world and my tip to successfully defend their European crown. Having declared my interest as a life long Bayern Munich supporter, I also cautiously labeled Bayern as one of the dark horses of this year's Champions League.

And my predictions nearly came true! Bayern admittedly rode their luck with brave away leg performances & wonderful away goals by Robben (amongst others) to the final. Van Gaal has slowly but surely blended the tough German mentality with the skillful Dutch/Barcelona style possession game into one of the best Bayern teams I can remember in my 35 odd years of being a die hard fan.

And as for Inter Milan, in Mourinho they undoubtedly have the most flamboyant, arrogant & polarising master tactician in the world of football today. His chess game got them past the might of Chelsea & Barcelona. And the quality of the players in their squad speaks for itself. Any team that manages to get through battles with Chelsea & Barcelona fully deserves its place in the final.
Macedonian international and current Inter Milan striker Goran Pandev has suffered a blow after his manager Leonardo ruled him out of the UEFA Champions League fixture against Bayern Munich.

Nerazzurri’s will take on Bayern in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 in what is expected to be a replay of the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League final, which Inter won.

Former AC Milan coach Leonardo has been very clear in his stance that the striker Samuel Eto’o will be put upfront all alone.

Leonardo wants to be strong both defensively and in attack. As a result, the coach had to make this decision of leaving Pandev out in favour of Wesley Sneijder who was rested from Inter’s last Serie A game against Cagliari which the Nerazzurri’s won by a margin of 1-0.

The boss wants to field a competitive line-up and therefore the former AC Milan manager has preferred to go out with Sneijder and Dejan Stankovic. Leonardo believes that the duo can adapt a defensive gear too if Bayern look to attack.
The rest of the midfield is expected to be the same and will be relied upon a lot by the lone striking abilities of Eto’o and also the Inter fans. The midfield will have the experienced Javier Zanetti, Esteban Cambiasso and Thiago Motta.

Inter, who are currently following AC Milan in the Serie A are the current UEFA Champions League holders, winning under the current Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho. Leonardo will desperately want to follow the footsteps of the legendary Portuguese manager and cannot afford to slip their way out of the competition.

Pandev, on the other hand seemed disappointed at his manager’s decision but since then has calmed down a bit as the team’s interest comes first and not the player’s.

Inter Milan will take on Bayern Munich in the 1st leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie on Wednesday, the 23 of February, 2011.

Daniela Hantuchova Hot Tennis Player

Daniela Hantuchová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈdanɪjɛla ˈɦantuxɔvaː]; born April 23, 1983) is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top ten.

She is currently coached by Larri Passos.Her Tour mentor in the "Partners for Success" program was Martina Navrátilová, who was her doubles partner for a brief period in early 2005. As of May 23, 2011, Hantuchová is ranked World No. 29 singles and No. 30 in doubles.

In 2005, she became the fifth female tennis player to have won the mixed doubles title in all four Grand Slam tournaments during her career.
* 1 Personal life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 2002
o 2.2 2003
o 2.3 2004
o 2.4 2005–2006
o 2.5 2007
o 2.6 2008
o 2.7 2009–2010
o 2.8 2011
* 3 Career statistics
* 4 Endorsements
o 4.1 Product endorsement and equipment
o 4.2 Video games
* 5 Achievements
o 5.1 Team achievements
o 5.2 Special achievements
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Hantuchová was born in Poprad, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) to father Igor, a computer scientist, and mother Marianna, a toxicologist

When her parents split up in 2003, Hantuchová's performances temporarily worsened At Wimbledon that year, she failed to convert several match points and was seen weeping on court She also suffered from a weight problem during this period She was suspected of being anorexic but denied this.

Hantuchová speaks three languages (Slovak, English and Germanand was trained as a classical pianist. She is thought to be a perfectionist and puts a lot of pressure on herself during her training She qualified for university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue tennis

She appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition alongside Maria Kirilenko and Tatiana Golovin in a pictoral entitled Volley of the Dolls.
Hantuchová started the year as the world number 38, being known as a new up-and-coming player, in the Gold Coast where she lost to World No. 7 Justine Henin in the second round in a three setter 1–6, 6–0, 6–3. After reaching the last 16, after qualifying, in Sydney, Hantuchová went on to play at the Australian Open losing in the third round to the second seed Venus Williams 3–6, 6–0, 6–4.

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Daniela Hantuchová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈdanɪjɛla ˈɦantuxɔvaː]; born April 23, 1983) is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top ten.

She is currently coached by Larri Passos.Her Tour mentor in the "Partners for Success" program was Martina Navrátilová, who was her doubles partner for a brief period in early 2005. As of May 23, 2011, Hantuchová is ranked World No. 29 singles and No. 30 in doubles.

In 2005, she became the fifth female tennis player to have won the mixed doubles title in all four Grand Slam tournaments during her career.
* 1 Personal life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 2002
o 2.2 2003
o 2.3 2004
o 2.4 2005–2006
o 2.5 2007
o 2.6 2008
o 2.7 2009–2010
o 2.8 2011
* 3 Career statistics
* 4 Endorsements
o 4.1 Product endorsement and equipment
o 4.2 Video games
* 5 Achievements
o 5.1 Team achievements
o 5.2 Special achievements
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

Hantuchová was born in Poprad, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) to father Igor, a computer scientist, and mother Marianna, a toxicologist

When her parents split up in 2003, Hantuchová's performances temporarily worsened At Wimbledon that year, she failed to convert several match points and was seen weeping on court She also suffered from a weight problem during this period She was suspected of being anorexic but denied this.

Hantuchová speaks three languages (Slovak, English and Germanand was trained as a classical pianist. She is thought to be a perfectionist and puts a lot of pressure on herself during her training She qualified for university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue tennis

She appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition alongside Maria Kirilenko and Tatiana Golovin in a pictoral entitled Volley of the Dolls.


Hantuchová started the year as the world number 38, being known as a new up-and-coming player, in the Gold Coast where she lost to World No. 7 Justine Henin in the second round in a three setter 1–6, 6–0, 6–3. After reaching the last 16, after qualifying, in Sydney, Hantuchová went on to play at the Australian Open losing in the third round to the second seed Venus Williams 3–6, 6–0, 6–4.

After climbing the rankings to world number 26, having competed in Paris and Antwerp (reaching the round of 16 in both), she went into the prestigious Indian Wells event, defeating Justine Henin in the fourth round 6–3 6–3 and Martina Hingis in the final 6–3 6–4. She was the lowest ranked player of 26th (seeded 18th) to ever win the Tier I event In Miami and Amelia Island Hantuchová went on to lose surprisingly in the second rounds. She then played in Charleston only to be beaten by again in the second round by 1995 Australian Open and 2000 French Open Champion, Mary Pierce 6–3, 6–4, Pierce being ranked 232. Playing in Fed Cup she won one of her two singles rubbers against Switzerland. Also in the clay season Hantuchová reached the quarterfinals in Hamburg and Berlin losing to Martina Hingis respectively in straight sets and Anna Smashnova 1–6, 6–2, 6–3. Having entered the French Open as the 11th seed and World No. 13 and losing her previous match in Rome in the first round, she beat Cara Black (after losing to her in Miami earlier in the year) only to lose to former champion Monica Seles in straight sets in the fourth round.

Monday, June 6, 2011
daniela hantuchova wallpapers 2011 Pictures best
Daniela Hantuchová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈdanɪjɛla ˈɦantuxɔvaː]; born April 23, 1983) is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top ten.

She is currently coached by Larri Passos.Her Tour mentor in the "Partners for Success" program was Martina Navrátilová, who was her doubles partner for a brief period in early 2005. As of May 23, 2011, Hantuchová is ranked World No. 29 singles and No. 30 in doubles.

In 2005, she became the fifth female tennis player to have won the mixed doubles title in all four Grand Slam tournaments during her career.
* 1 Personal life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 2002
o 2.2 2003
o 2.3 2004
o 2.4 2005–2006
o 2.5 2007
o 2.6 2008
o 2.7 2009–2010
o 2.8 2011
* 3 Career statistics
* 4 Endorsements
o 4.1 Product endorsement and equipment
o 4.2 Video games
* 5 Achievements
o 5.1 Team achievements
o 5.2 Special achievements
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

Hantuchová was born in Poprad, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) to father Igor, a computer scientist, and mother Marianna, a toxicologist

When her parents split up in 2003, Hantuchová's performances temporarily worsened At Wimbledon that year, she failed to convert several match points and was seen weeping on court She also suffered from a weight problem during this period She was suspected of being anorexic but denied this.

Hantuchová speaks three languages (Slovak, English and Germanand was trained as a classical pianist. She is thought to be a perfectionist and puts a lot of pressure on herself during her training She qualified for university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue tennis

She appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition alongside Maria Kirilenko and Tatiana Golovin in a pictoral entitled Volley of the Dolls.


Hantuchová started the year as the world number 38, being known as a new up-and-coming player, in the Gold Coast where she lost to World No. 7 Justine Henin in the second round in a three setter 1–6, 6–0, 6–3. After reaching the last 16, after qualifying, in Sydney, Hantuchová went on to play at the Australian Open losing in the third round to the second seed Venus Williams 3–6, 6–0, 6–4.

After climbing the rankings to world number 26, having competed in Paris and Antwerp (reaching the round of 16 in both), she went into the prestigious Indian Wells event, defeating Justine Henin in the fourth round 6–3 6–3 and Martina Hingis in the final 6–3 6–4. She was the lowest ranked player of 26th (seeded 18th) to ever win the Tier I event In Miami and Amelia Island Hantuchová went on to lose surprisingly in the second rounds. She then played in Charleston only to be beaten by again in the second round by 1995 Australian Open and 2000 French Open Champion, Mary Pierce 6–3, 6–4, Pierce being ranked 232. Playing in Fed Cup she won one of her two singles rubbers against Switzerland. Also in the clay season Hantuchová reached the quarterfinals in Hamburg and Berlin losing to Martina Hingis respectively in straight sets and Anna Smashnova 1–6, 6–2, 6–3. Having entered the French Open as the 11th seed and World No. 13 and losing her previous match in Rome in the first round, she beat Cara Black (after losing to her in Miami earlier in the year) only to lose to former champion Monica Seles in straight sets in the fourth round.

Hantuchová progressed to the semi-finals of Eastbourne losing to Myskina again in aid as a warm-up tournament into Wimbledon, where she beat 7th ranked Jelena Dokić in the round of 16 only to be beaten by the eventual champion, Serena Williams as the 11th seed.
Daniela Hantuchová

Her US Open Series season was modest as she lost in the second rounds of San Diego and Los Angeles, after having first round byes in both tournaments, but as improvement in match fitness going into the US Open she reached the semi-finals of the Tier I event in Montreal, losing to Amélie Mauresmo, and New Haven, losing to World No. 2 Venus Williams. At the final Grand Slam of the year Hantuchová defeated 1997 French Open champion Iva Majoli in round three, World No. 6 Justine Henin, 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(4) in round four only to be beaten in her second consecutive Slam quarterfinal by Serena Williams (whom again went on to win the title).



Caroline Wozniacki Wallpapers

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Even though the tennis has not been starting until 5pm each day, after the sun has gone down, the desert heat can still get to the players after dark.

Somehow, a tearful Wozniacki hobbled through the next four points of this WTA Tour match after cramping to hold serve, for her second round-robin victory from her first two appearances at the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships, which put her close to qualifying for the semi-finals here in the Gulf.

When Wozniacki had the attack of cramp, she collapsed on the court, and lay there on her back with her body going into spasm for several seconds, which made her opponent Vera Zvonareva’s earlier medical problem, a nosebleed, seem fairly small-scale.

The second match of the day was much more straightforward, as Serena Williams, who is guaranteed to end the year as the world No 1, became the first player to qualify for the semi-finals when the American beat Russia’s Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-4 for her third victory from her three appearances in the Maroon Group.

As on-court temperatures have been around 30 degrees Celsius in the evenings, it has been warm enough for players to have been reaching for the plastic sacks of ice-cubes during the changeovers – Wozniacki was using them to cool down her legs, and on one occasion also had one on top of her head – and to have been invoking the ‘heat rule’, which allows for a 10-minute break before a third set.
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Steven Gerrard walking with his daughter Gallery


Steven George Gerrard MBE (pronounced /ˈdʒɛrɑrd/; born 30 May 1980 in Whiston, Merseyside, England), is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second strike and right winger. Gerrard is best known for his tremendous long-range striking ability and has scored in numerous cup finals, including the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final and the 2006 FA Cup Final. Zinedine Zidane considers Gerrard one of the best footballers in the world

Gerrard, who has spent his entire career at Anfield, made his début in 1998 and cemented his place in the first team in the 2000–01 season, succeeding Sami Hyypiä as Liverpool team captain in 2003. His honours include two FA Cup wins, two League Cup wins, a UEFA Cup win, and a UEFA Champions League win in 2005. In 2005, Gerrard came third in the voting for Ballon d'Or, given to the top player in Europe.

Gerrard made his international debut in 2000 and has represented England at Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, as well as the 2006 World Cup, where he was the team's top goalscorer with two goals. Gerrard is the current vice-captain of the England national football team. However, he captained his country at the 2010 World Cup in the absence of regular captain Rio Ferdinand who missed the tournament through injury. Gerrard came second in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, a Liverpool F.C. fan poll
* 1 Club career
* 2 International career
o 2.1 International goals
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Career statistics
* 5 Honours
o 5.1 Winner
o 5.2 Runner-Up
o 5.3 Individual
* 6 Awards
o 6.1 Ballon d'Or
o 6.2 FIFA World Player of the Year
o 6.3 Others
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Born in Whiston, Merseyside,Gerrard started out playing for hometown team Whiston Juniors, where he was noticed by Liverpool scouts. He joined the Reds' youth academy at the age of nine. Gerrard then had trials with various clubs at fourteen, but his success wasn't immediate—Gerrard never made it into the England Schoolboys team. Gerrard's trials included Manchester United, which he claimed in his 2006 autobiography was "to pressure Liverpool into giving me a YTS contract He signed his first professional contract with Liverpool on 5 November 1997
Gerrard made his Liverpool first-team debut on 29 November 1998 in a match against Blackburn Rovers as a last minute substitute for Vegard Heggem. made thirteen appearances in his debut season, filling in the midfield position for injured captain Jamie Redknapp and playing on the right wing, but he scarcely contributed in the short on-pitch time he received, due to nervousness affecting his play. Gerrard recalled in a November 2008 interview with The Guardian, "I was out of position and out of my depth." The Liverpool hierarchy nonetheless remained convinced that he would improve Gerrard saw himself as a defensive player primarily, looking to make key tackles rather than push the team forward
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Yanina Wickmayer Mesha takes out Sveta in 3

Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989 in Lier, Belgium) is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 20. She rose to prominence with her semi-final appearance at the 2009 US Open. She is noted for her distinctive "whoopee" scream every time she hits the ball.She is a baseline player who is mentally very strong on court and has been known to say she does not consider herself to be very talented.
* 1 Personal
* 2 2006
* 3 2007
* 4 2008
* 5 2009
* 6 2010
* 7 2011
* 8 WTA Tour finals
o 8.1 Singles finals: 6 (3–3)
o 8.2 Doubles finals: 1 (0–1)
* 9 Career ITF finals
o 9.1 Singles: 10
o 9.2 Doubles: 8
* 10 Performance timeline
* 11 References
* 12 External links
Wickmayer's mother died at an early age.Her father's name is Marc Wickmayer, of Austrian origin. Her name was inspired by the name of former Argentine soccer player Diego Armando Maradona's daughter. Yanina speaks Dutch, English and French. She personally admires Kim Clijsters.Wickmayer obtained her first real successes: 3 singles ITF titles and 2 ITF doubles (see
Wickmayer continued her success on the ITF circuit by winning several tournaments in Asia during the fall season (see external links). It was around this time that Wickmayer surpassed Caroline Maes as the number two Belgian female tennis player. At the start of the year, Wickmayer was number 534 in the world but by November 2007 was around number 170. Wickmayer has now won 8 singles titles and 7 doubles titles on the ITF circuit.

She was also selected by team captain Sabine Appelmans to represent the Belgium Fed Cup team at the 2007 Fed Cup. She lost to Venus Williams 6–1, 6–2 in her World Group match before winning one rubber and losing the other against Chinese opposition.In the 2008 Fed Cup tie versus Ukraine, Wickmayer sprung a surprise victory over reigning Australian Open women's doubles champion Kateryna Bondarenko.Wickmayer qualified in singles for the French Open, but lost 2–6, 5–7 in the first round to Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan.

She reached the final of the DFS Classic, but lost 6–7, 6–3, 6–7 to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine.At Wimbledon she lost in the first round to Japan's Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–2.
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Caroline Wozniacki Tennis stars

Caroline Wozniacki defeated unseeded Virginie Razzano of France 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 at the weekend to win the WTA title at Eastbourne.

It was the second title of the year for the sixth-seeded Dane after she won in Ponte Vedra Beach, and the fifth of her career.

After upsetting top-seeded Elena Dementieva and defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska, Razzano was seeking her third career title and her first win over Wozniacki in three meetings.

Wozniacki broke to lead 4-2 when Razzano netted a smash after just one point was dropped on serve in the first five games.

But she failed to serve out the set at 5-3 as Razzano struck a forehand winner to recover the break, before claiming the tie-breaker 7-5 on her fifth set point.

In the second set, Wozniacki broke to lead 1-0, but Razzano levelled at 4-4 after three consecutive breaks from 3-2.



Wozniacki then survived a set point at 5-4 when Razzano netted a backhand, and another backhand error from Razzano gave Wozniacki a decisive break for 6-5.

In a final moment of drama, Wozniacki yelled in triumph after she thought she had struck an ace on her first match point, only for her serve to be called wide. But she closed out the match four points later when a Razzano drop shot fell short.

Meanwhile, Russian second seed Dmitry Tursunov denied Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic a first tour title on Saturday when he won the men's crown at Eastbourne 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).


The 26-year-old California-based Tursunov, ranked 27 in the world, carried off his first grasscourt title with his third success in as many meetings with Dancevic to earn his sixth career title.

Tursunov, who needed treatment for an ankle knock in the closing stages, said he was seeking a good showing at Wimbledon after reaching the last 16 in 2005 and 2006.
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