Bartoli quits final to hand Bali win to Rezai
Submitted by Suresh Chawla on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 18:31.
Bali, Indonesia - France's Aravane Rezai won her third title of the season 7-5 Sunday as injured Marion Bartoli quit their final at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.
The top-seeded Bartoli could not go on after 62 minutes, losing the only set played on her first double fault. Before that point, she had her left thigh taped. After losing the set, she told the chair umpire she could not continue.
French pair to battle for Bali honours
Submitted by Suresh Chawla on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 19:57.
Bali, Indonesia - Marion Bartoli had to fight to the finish while Aavane Rezai was untroubled as the French pair won through into the final of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Saturday.
The top seed Bartoli was rolling to what seemed to be victory in well under an hour, but 39-year-old Japanese Kimiko Date Krumm suddenly came alive, saving a match point in the sixth game of the second set and breaking for 2-5.
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