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Monday 29 February 2016

Wawrinka wins Dubai title in straight sets over Baghdatis

SANDRA HARWITT amazing end of week for when asked why he wins Feliciano Lopez. fidence back,” Baghdatis
Associated Press sure.” Wawrinka said. This is so many finals. “I know that “I didn’t win the tourna- said. “I’m happy I’m back
DUBAI, United Arab Emir- the third time that Wawrin- the more I win matches in ment this week but I won and playing this kind of ten-
ates (AP) — Stan Wawrin- ka has played in Dubai. In the same week, the more a lot more, I won my con- nis now.” q

Stan Wawrinka from Switzerland returns the ball to Marcos Baghdatis from Cyprus during the final
match of the Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

ka won the battle of the his previous two visits, the confidence I get. I know
30-year-olds by defeating Swiss never won a match. normally when I get some
Marcos Baghdatis of Cy- The victory is Wawrinka’s finals that I play my best
prus 6-4, 7-6 (13) to win the second title of the year. He tennis.”
Dubai Tennis Champion- won a third consecutive Baghdatis, who was un-
ships title this weekend. Chennai title last month seeded, has now lost his last
Wawrinka, the second- and has won the last nine seven finals. Nevertheless,
seed who came to Dubai finals he’s played, includ- the 2006 Australian Open
as a solo act without his ing the 2014 Australian finalist was encouraged by
coach, had been two Open and 2015 French his showing in Dubai, beat-
points from defeat in the Open. He last lost a final ing fourth-seed Roberto
first round to Sergiy Stak- in 2013. “There is no expla- Bautista Agut, fifth-seed
hovsky of Ukraine. “It’s an nation,” Wawrinka replied Viktor Troicki and sixth-seed

Spain’s Navarro rallies to win Qatar Open

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Carla nals in Brisbane, and quar- to none by her rival and hit
Suarez Navarro of Spain terfinals of the Australian 25 winners compared with
won her second career Open. Meanwhile, Ostap- nine by the champion, it
WTA title when she rallied enko came to Doha with was Suarez Navarro’s ex-
past Jelena Ostapenko of only two match wins in five perience in reducing errors
Latvia 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the tournaments, but had won from the second set on-
Qatar Open final on Satur- their only previous match wards that helped her win.
day. last year at Wimbledon. “My aim at the start of the
Suarez Navarro’s first win on Ostapenko, the 2014 Junior year was to win one title
the WTA tour since Estoril in Wimbledon winner, broke and to get inside the top
April 2014 ended a run of Suarez Navarro twice in the 10. I am happy I have done
three losses in finals, all last first three games to be 3-0 both this week,” said Su-
year. before wrapping up the set arez Navarro, who will rise
She was building to a win 6-1. from 11th in the rankings to
after reaching the semifi- While she served five aces sixth on Monday. q