Wozniacki wins BNP Paribas Tennis Championship title
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Caroline Wozniacki completed a dream week in Indian Wells on Sunday afternoon, following up Friday night's 61 62 semifinal win over Maria Sharapova with a 61 26 63 victory over Marion Bartoli to win her 14th and equal-biggest career WTA title at the BNP Paribas Open.
Doubles - Final Mirza/Vesnina (IND/RUS) d. (8) Mattek-Sands/Shaughnessy (USA/USA) 60 75
Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina claimed the women’s doubles title at the 2011 BNP Paribas Open with a 6-0, 7-5 victory over eighth-seeded Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy.
Mirza and Vesnina raced through the opening set in 24 minutes before the Americans countered with three straight games to start the second. Mattek-Sands and Shaughnessy broke for a second time to build a 5-1 lead, but the Indian-Russian duo came back strong, winning the final six games to clinch the title.
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Mirza has now won 10 doubles titles, while Vesnina has won four. They were teaming up for just the third time in tour-level competition, reaching the quarter-finals at Dubai and Doha before claiming the title here. http://www.bnpparibasopen.com
