*Serena Williams scored her first clay court victory since 2002 and stretched her win streak to 15 matches by winning the $1.3 million WTA Family Circle Cup final Sunday in Charleston, S.C.
On the men's side, James Blake was unable to close the deal, losing a chance to win his first ever clay court tournament in a final match with Spain's Marcel Granollers-Pujol.
The fifth-seeded Williams sister served nine aces en route to defeating Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and earn her third consecutive tournament crown, a victory that will lift her from ninth to sixth in the WTA rankings.
"I'm feeling really good," Williams said. "I'm not even reaching my peak yet. I feel like I can do so much better."
Meanwhile, top seed Blake rallied after dropping the first set but was denied his first clay court title by Granollers-Pujol, the 84th-ranked player in the world who was playing in his first ATP final. The 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 loss dropped eighth-ranked Blake to 35-35 lifetime on clay. He fell short of his bid for an 11th ATP title and fell to 10-12 in ATP finals.
On the men's side, James Blake was unable to close the deal, losing a chance to win his first ever clay court tournament in a final match with Spain's Marcel Granollers-Pujol.
The fifth-seeded Williams sister served nine aces en route to defeating Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and earn her third consecutive tournament crown, a victory that will lift her from ninth to sixth in the WTA rankings.
"I'm feeling really good," Williams said. "I'm not even reaching my peak yet. I feel like I can do so much better."
Meanwhile, top seed Blake rallied after dropping the first set but was denied his first clay court title by Granollers-Pujol, the 84th-ranked player in the world who was playing in his first ATP final. The 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 loss dropped eighth-ranked Blake to 35-35 lifetime on clay. He fell short of his bid for an 11th ATP title and fell to 10-12 in ATP finals.
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