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Vera Zvonareva wins Western & Southern tennis tourney

MASON, Ohio (AP) _ Unseeded Vera Zvonareva completed her sweep of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open, beating fourth-seeded Katarina Srebotnik 6-2, 6-4 Sunday to win her second tournament of the year.

Zvonareva, who opened the week ranked 52nd on the WTA Tour, made taking the title look easy by winning every set during the Tier III tournament.

``It just looked like that from the side,'' said the 21-year-old Zvonareva. ``I think I lost a couple of pounds. Every match was tough.''

Zvonareva took 56 minutes _ her average per match _ to beat Srebotnik, the only player to win as many as four games in one set against Zvonareva.

``I got the most games from her, so I'm happy with that,'' Srebotnik said.

Zvonareva's ranking reached No. 9 in August 2004 before she lost to Lindsay Davenport in the final of the 2004 event and struggled last year with injuries to her left ankle and right shoulder. She won a Tier III event in Birmingham, England, in June.

``It's just great to win two tournaments almost in a row,'' she said. ``It's a good feeling. You have to be playing really well to win two tournaments.''


© The Canadian Press, 2007

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