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Rybarikova routs Pavlyuchenkova in D.C.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia breezed to her third career title Saturday, dispatching Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to claim the Citi Open.

Rybarikova won 95 percent (20-of-21) of her first-service points en route to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Pavlyuchenkova, which took only 65 minutes to complete.

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The Slovakian added the Washington title to wins in Birmingham in 2009 and in Memphis last year.

Pavlyuchenkova, meanwhile, came up short in her bid for a fourth career WTA championship.

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