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Petrova dominates Dechy to win Women's Open

Associated Press

Sunday, August 17, 2008

MASON, Ohio -- Second-seeded Nadia Petrova dominated unseeded Nathalie Dechy, 6-2, 6-1, to win the Western and Southern Financial Groups Women's Open on Sunday. Petrova, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon this year, clinched the win with a forehand return on her second match point to earn her first championship since the 2007 Tier II Paris indoor tournament. It was her first outdoor title since the Tier I Berlin Open on clay in 2006. "It's been awhile," said the 26-year-old Petrova. ...

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