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 | Medina Garrigues became № 1 titles on clay courts among active players18-07-2011 |
Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues won the Palermo tournament with a prize of 220,000 dollars after the final victory over Duke Polony of Slovenia 6-3, 6-2.
This is the 11th career title and second of the Garrigues of the season after her success in Estoril (Portugal) in April. Title in Palermo is a right for Garrigues of clay courts, which she headed out with the most trophies of this surface in the current players, beating Venus Williams, who has nine.
Medina Garrigues, fifth in the scheme of sampling serve Duke twice and led briefly 3-0 in the first set, winning 6-3. Spaniard in the second set was even more convincing and won 6-2.
Tournament in Palermo and the first part of the rocket Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova, who exited in the quarterfinals.