STANFORD, Calif. — Serena Williams overcame a shaky start and two service breaks to beat lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday for her second straight Bank of the West Classic title.
Serena wins at Stanford
in final Olympic tuneup
STANFORD, Calif. — Serena Williams overcame a shaky start and two service breaks to beat lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday for her second straight Bank of the West Classic title.
Eight days after winning Wimbledon, Williams saved a set point and won the final four games of the opening set. It was the 43rd WTA Tour championship of Williams’ career, tying older sister Venus for the most among active players.
Cilic is 1st Croat to win
home tourney since 1990
UMAG, Croatia — Marin Cilic became the first player from the country in 22 years to win the Croatia Open by beating Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-4, 6-2 in Sunday’s final.
Cilic trailed 4-2 in the first set before winning nine games in a row to seize a commanding 5-0 lead in the second.
Cilic served for the match at 5-1, but Granollers broke and saved two match points before Cilic sealed the victory with a forehand winner.
Isner defends Hall
of Fame Tennis title
NEWPORT, R.I. — Top-seeded John Isner defended his Hall of Fame Tennis Championships title by beating Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday afternoon.
The 6-foot-9 American was not broken in the match to earn his fourth career ATP title. He held serve in 57 of 58 games in the tourney.
Errani beats Zahlavova
Strycova in Palermo final
PALERMO, Sicily — Top-seeded Sara Errani cruised past Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Italiacom Open.
Errani dominated from the start and needed only 75 minutes to beat the eighth-seeded Czech player for her fourth title of the year.
By wire sources