Rezai wins Tournament of Champions final

Nov 8, 8:37 am EST

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NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP)—Aravane Rezai has won the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions after top-seeded Marion Bartoli retired from the final with a thigh injury after losing the first set 7-5.

Bartoli was up 4-2 on Sunday and then had a set point in the ninth game before the 44th-ranked Rezai broke back to level at 5-5.

Bartoli then needed medical treatment on her left thigh in the 12th game. She continued to play but double-faulted to hand Rezai the set and then retired.

It was Rezai’s second title of the year after winning in Strasbourg.

Updated Nov 8, 8:37 am EST
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  1. hamid
    12. Posted by hamid Sun Nov 8 1:38pm EST

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    Excellent job by Arghavane! Hopefully she can break into the top 20 next year.
    Just a bit of physical tuning will be the key.
  2. my heart
    11. Posted by my heart Sat Nov 7 11:19pm EST

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    Go for it Marion Bartoli. You can win the title without drugs. Never entertain the idea that power-enhancing potions can win you honors. Taking drugs is self-destructive. It erodes the value of self-esteem. You can do it without such!
  3. Donnie B
    10. Posted by Donnie B Thu Nov 5 10:50pm EST

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    Bartoli should consider some crystal meth...lose about 25 lbs, and then she can get to those double handed shots off both wings better.

    Of course, watching her serve will still drive me batty, and there's still the problem with her mouth overestimating her ability and importance to the game.
  4. <i>soyung_kim</i>
    9. Posted by soyung_kim Thu Nov 5 9:35pm EST

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    please let me apologize for my last comment. i did not realise the results are for a round-robin format ...
  5. <i>soyung_kim</i>
    8. Posted by soyung_kim Thu Nov 5 9:34pm EST

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    will yahoo do something about the tennis scores column on the tennis home page?? really weird today (Friday 6th Nov in Asia)
  6. pete'sbest14
    7. Posted by pete'sbest14 Thu Nov 5 9:03pm EST

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    #6 Benji

    Yes she is and I was certainly pulling for her, but she's made her presence in tennis known again so she'll continue to do well!!
    Kudos to her for her hard work and resolve after all the years she was away from tennis~amazing :-)
  7. Benji
    6. Posted by Benji Thu Nov 5 6:56pm EST

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    Wow Kimiko Date is still good!
  8. Jim
    5. Posted by Jim Thu Nov 5 12:04pm EST

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    Nice going Aravane.....hope to see you getting back on the toure and beat some of the big names like you did couple of years ago....cheering for you
  9. Karen B.
    4. Posted by Karen B. Thu Nov 5 11:01am EST

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    Congrat's Bartoli...
  10. Truthsayer
    3. Posted by Truthsayer Thu Nov 5 5:33am EST

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    Well, my pics are history..lol............Only cheaters left...........Bartoli and her 1000 medical time outs, Wickmayer, okay, she LOOKED suspicious, but NOT confirmed a cheater..........as of yet...............and Aussie Open cheater, Stosur?................I don't care who wins this one since they are less than noble in terms of rules...............play on players.
  11. Andrew Broad
    2. Posted by Andrew Broad Wed Nov 4 3:58pm EST

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    Basic - very, very basic.
  12. Andrew Broad
    1. Posted by Andrew Broad Wed Nov 4 3:58pm EST

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    Basic - very, very basic.
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