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| August 16, 2006 | Wednesday | Rajab 20, 1427 |
Tennis: Federer hits back to win in Toronto
TORONTO, Aug 15: World number one Roger Federer overcame a rocky start to beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Toronto Masters on Sunday. The Swiss, playing his first tournament since beating Rafael Nadal to lift a fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, claimed his seventh title this year and the 40th of his career.
Gasquet, one of just four players to beat Federer in the last two years, looked set to pull off an upset as he swept through the opening set.
The world No 1, however, showed his pedigree as he hit back to take his second Toronto Masters in three years and extend his winning streak on the North American hard courts to 54 matches.
LOS ANGELES: Third seed Elena Dementieva wore down Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to win the Los Angeles Open on Sunday.
The 21-year-old Jankovic stood strong in backcourt rallies until the third set, when she took a medical timeout at 3-0 down for heat sickness.
After falling behind 5-0, Jankovic fought back gamely to 5-4, but Dementieva finally shut her down when she broke the Serbian in the final game and won the two-and-a-half hour match with a forehand crosscourt winner.—Reuters
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