P2 Rising Star Rezai defeats Venus becoming TENNIS New World Champion ارغوان رضائی
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Rising star Rezai defeats Venus to take title and round off her 'best week' Venus Williams went into yesterday's Madrid Open final hoping to mark her return to No 2 in the world rankings in winning fashion but instead it was Aravane Rezai who celebrated the biggest victory of her career. Rezai, a 23-year-old Frenchwoman of Iranian descent, beat Williams 6-2, 7-5 to complete a remarkable week's work, having knocked out Justine Henin and Jelena Jankovic in earlier rounds. The world No 24 took her game to Williams with an assurance that belied her lack of experience. After breaking serve in the third game, Rezai won the first set in emphatic fashion, having broken again to lead 5-2. In the second she held firm as Williams came back strongly. However the American failed to serve out for the set at 5-3 and scorned more opportunities in the next game, failing to convert six set points. Williams dropped serve again two games later and Rezai, who lost only one set in the whole week, served out for victory, capitalising on her first match point after an hour and 41 minutes when Williams put a forehand long. "It's been the best week of my career," Rezai said afterwards. "I played very well and I'm very proud of myself, because it was a very tough tournament. I just believed in myself." Williams said she had felt short of energy. "I felt a little slower than normal, but I tried hard and I feel very good about my game," she said. "Sometimes you run into a player who's red hot. They ...
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Rising Star Rezai defeats Venus, TENNIS New World Champion ارغوان رضائی
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Rising star Rezai defeats Venus to take title and round off her 'best week' Venus Williams went into yesterday's Madrid Open final hoping to mark her return to No 2 in the world rankings in winning fashion but instead it was Aravane Rezai who celebrated the biggest victory of her career. Rezai, a 23-year-old Frenchwoman of Iranian descent, beat Williams 6-2, 7-5 to complete a remarkable week's work, having knocked out Justine Henin and Jelena Jankovic in earlier rounds. The world No 24 took her game to Williams with an assurance that belied her lack of experience. After breaking serve in the third game, Rezai won the first set in emphatic fashion, having broken again to lead 5-2. In the second she held firm as Williams came back strongly. However the American failed to serve out for the set at 5-3 and scorned more opportunities in the next game, failing to convert six set points. Williams dropped serve again two games later and Rezai, who lost only one set in the whole week, served out for victory, capitalising on her first match point after an hour and 41 minutes when Williams put a forehand long. "It's been the best week of my career," Rezai said afterwards. "I played very well and I'm very proud of myself, because it was a very tough tournament. I just believed in myself." Williams said she had felt short of energy. "I felt a little slower than normal, but I tried hard and I feel very good about my game," she said. "Sometimes you run into a player who's red hot. They ...
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Rising Star Rezai defeats Venus becoming TENNIS New World Champion ارغوان رضائی
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Rising star Rezai defeats Venus to take title and round off her 'best week' Venus Williams went into yesterday's Madrid Open final hoping to mark her return to No 2 in the world rankings in winning fashion but instead it was Aravane Rezai who celebrated the biggest victory of her career. Rezai, a 23-year-old Frenchwoman of Iranian descent, beat Williams 6-2, 7-5 to complete a remarkable week's work, having knocked out Justine Henin and Jelena Jankovic in earlier rounds. The world No 24 took her game to Williams with an assurance that belied her lack of experience. After breaking serve in the third game, Rezai won the first set in emphatic fashion, having broken again to lead 5-2. In the second she held firm as Williams came back strongly. However the American failed to serve out for the set at 5-3 and scorned more opportunities in the next game, failing to convert six set points. Williams dropped serve again two games later and Rezai, who lost only one set in the whole week, served out for victory, capitalising on her first match point after an hour and 41 minutes when Williams put a forehand long. "It's been the best week of my career," Rezai said afterwards. "I played very well and I'm very proud of myself, because it was a very tough tournament. I just believed in myself." Williams said she had felt short of energy. "I felt a little slower than normal, but I tried hard and I feel very good about my game," she said. "Sometimes you run into a player who's red hot. They ...
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