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Serna defeats Molik in final

BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 20 (UPI) -- Second seed Magui Serna of Spain won her second title in as many weeks Sunday as she defeated third-seeded Australian Alicia Molik in three sets in the final of the Budapest Grand Prix.

Serna recorded a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 win in 2 hours 18 minutes for her third career title. The 24-year-old Serna won her 10th consecutive match.

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"I'm very tired after playing a lot of tennis in the past couple of weeks, but to win two titles in a row I'm obviously playing with a lot of confidence," Serna said.

Last Sunday, Serna needed just 67 minutes to defeat German qualifier Julia Schruff in the final at Estoril. Serna's only other title came at Estoril last year.

The 22-year-old Molik had won 11 of her previous 13 matches and also was seeking her second title of the year after winning the first one of her career on the hard court at Hobart in January.

Last week, Molik lost to Russian Anastasia Myskina in the final at Sarasota. Molik had won her previous four matches in straight sets and was facing Serna for the first time.

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