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Safina grabs second title of year with East West Bank Classic win

Associated Press

Sunday, July 27, 2008

CARSON, Calif. -- Dinara Safina beat Flavia Pennetta 6-4, 6-2 to win the East West Bank Classic singles Sunday. The 22-year-old Russian closed out the 70-minute match with a crosscourt backhand return for her sixth straight service break to win her second title this season. Safina was the third player this year to win a tournament after facing a match point, though Pennetta didn't come close to pressing her that hard. Qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva nearly eliminated Safina in the third ro ...

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