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ROME, May 10: Martina Hingis earned revenge for a defeat six weeks ago when she beat Venus Williams 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 today to win the 926,250 Italian Open 8212; her fourth title of the year.
In late march at Key Biscayne, Florida 8212; the last time the pair met 8212; world No 1 Hingis lost to 17-year-old American Williams, going out in the semi-finals on hard court. Williams also beat Hingis in their first match of the year in Sydney. Today those defeats were forgotten as Hingis improved to 5-2 in the series.
Hingis won the first set, but dropped serve twice in the second as Williams forced a decider. The Swiss player began the third set with a break but had to fight to emerge victorious after four more breaks of serve before the end.
Costa wins German Open
HAMBURG: Unseeded Albert Costa won the German Open today when his exhausted Spanish rival Alex Corretja quit in the third set on a sweltering day.
Corretja had fought through four marathon and tough three-set matches in three days, while Costa hadto play only three games in yesterday8217;s semifinals when his opponent Karol Kucera also retired, with foot blisters. Costa, ranked No 26 in the world, encountered some resistance from sixth-seeded Corretja only in the first set and was up 6-2, 6-0, 1-0 when Corretja retired.
