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DADDY YANKEE

Zheng Saisai, of China, holds
up the winner’s trophy after
defeating Aryna Sabalenka,
of Belarus, during the finals of
the Mubadala Silicon Valley
Classic tennis tournament in
San Jose, Calif., Sunday, Aug.
4, 2019.
Associated Press
China’s

Zheng

Saisai

captures 1st

singles title

at San Jose

By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) —
Zheng Saisai kept sending
back those big, looping
groundstrokes and digging Pedro Martinez says Phillies had
balls from every corner to
keep points alive as Aryna
Sabalenka became more swine flu during 2009 World Series
and more frustrated not
to be thriving in her typical
power game.
Zheng of China stayed
steady and patient to cap-
ture her first career singles
title, beating Belarusian Sa-
balenka 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the
Mubadala Silicon Valley
Classic on Sunday.
“It brings out so much con-
fidence,” Zheng said. “I
wasn’t winning and this
week I beat many seeds.
This gives me confidence In this Nov. 6, 2009, file photo, a fan holds a sign referring to Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Pedro Martinez, who was the losing pitcher
but still I’m just going to in Game 6 of the World Series, during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating the New York Yankees 27th World Series
championship, in New York.
play my tennis.”
Associated Press
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