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Schnyder wins Australian women's hardcourt title
Switzerland's Patty Schnyder won her ninth WTA singles title on Saturday, outlasting Australian Samantha Stosur 1-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Published on: Jan 8, 2005, 11:40:00 IST
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Switzerland's Patty Schnyder won her ninth WTA singles title on Saturday, outlasting young Australian Samantha Stosur 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in a tense final lasting almost two hours.
The 20-year-old Stosur, playing in her first WTA final and in front a vocal home crowd, saved two match points before left-hander Schnyder produced a thumping first serve which the Australian failed to get back into play.
Second seed Schynder has used the Gold Coast tournament as a warm-up for the January 17-30 Australian Open in Melbourne, where she was a semi-finalist last year.
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