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Updated: 2004-09-27 09:19
Serena Williams wins China Open title
北京时间9月26日,经过一场惊心动魄的黑白大战,首届中国网球公开赛的女单桂冠最终落在小威头上,这位1999年和2002年的美网冠军掀起绝地反击,以4-6/7-5/6-4终止了今年美网新后库兹涅佐娃14连胜的势头,捧起了自己3月份伤愈复出以来的第二座冠军奖杯。  

Serena Williams wins China Open title
United State's Serena Williams celebrates her victory over Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova congratulates at the finals of the China Open in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept 26, 2004.  (AP)

Serena Williams won the China Open despite not playing sharp tennis Sunday, facing a match point in the second set and going on to beat U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

"I just never gave up. I really didn't want to lose today," the top-seeded Williams said. "I haven't won a title since March, which really isn't like me."

Williams ended Kuznetsova's 14-match winning streak . The second-seeded Russian won her previous two events, the U.S. Open and in Bali last week.

"I think next time I'm going to be more fit playing against Serena," Kuznetsova said. "In the third set, I couldn't serve well because I couldn't push myself, I couldn't push with my legs on my serve."

Williams saved a match point while down 4-5 in the second set. She went on to win the next three games to take the second set. She raced ahead 4-0 in the third before Kuznetsova could reply.

"I just played crazy," Williams said. "It's kind of encouraging that I was able to win when I wasn't playing my best today."

Kuznetsova broke Williams twice late in the third set. But Williams needed just one match point, serving big while up 5-4, and Kuznetsova's shot hit the net on the final point.

Both players appeared rattled by the boisterous crowd, several times playing after a point was complete because they couldn't hear the call.

Williams is working her way back up the WTA rankings after missing part of this year because of injury. She will remain at No. 10 despite the victory while Kuznetsova will stay at No. 5.

(Agencies)

Vocabulary:
 

streak : an unbroken series of events(一连串,一系列)

boisterous: noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline(喧闹的;狂欢的)

 
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