INDIAN WELLS (California), March 19: Second seed Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 7-5 to win the Pacific Life Open on Sunday, his first title since last year's French Open. The Spaniard held off a strong challenge from the Serb in the second set and finally subdued him with a series of punishing attacks from the baseline.
Meanwhile, Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia won her first title in five years when she upset second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-4 in women’s singles final on Saturday. No 14 seed Hantuchova won her maiden title here in 2002, beating Martina Hingis in the final.—Reuters































