1.
NBA playoff schedule and scores
TOKYO, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Marion Bartoli of France beat native Aiko Nakamura in three sets in Sunday's women's final at the Japan Open in Tokyo.
The scores were 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
It is Bartoli's second career title and her second this year, following on her victory in Auckland, New Zealand.
"Aiko was well-prepared and moving fast, especially in the first set," Bartoli said. "I tried to make her run more in the second set, and she looked more and more tired. Good first serves were the key to my victory today. I was able to play aggressively. I was able to take advantage of her second serves as well."
Nakamura was attempting to get Japan its first championship since Ai Sugiyama won at Gold Coast in the first week of the 2004 season.
She is ranked No. 89 and was a wild-card entry in this tournament.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Sports News Stories | |
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 25 (UPI) --
Billy Buckner earned his first win since 2009 with five shutout innings Saturday and the Los Angeles Angels blanked Kansas City 7-0.
|
JAKARTA, May 25 (UPI) --
South Korean pop star Psy will perform in Indonesia at a concert celebrating diplomatic ties between the two countries, his management agency said Saturday.
|
COLOGNE, Germany, May 25 (UPI) --
An Apple-1 computer, which sold for $666 when it debuted in 1976, sold for a record $671,400 Saturday at auction in German, the auctioneer said.
|
WRENSHALL, Minn., May 25 (UPI) --
A woman says she was riding along a trail in northern Minnesota recently when she found herself falling off her horse and the animal slipping into a sink hole.
|
| Stories | Photos | Comments |
View Caption
