Hantuchova retains Pattaya Open title

Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova, seeded third successfully defended her title of Pattaya Open on Sunday, beating fourth-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko Marathon in three hours 14 minutes battle.The win three sets 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6 - Hantuchova was 3 title in the profession of the fifth, and the means to defeat the now world number 20 in 10 games in the Thai resort, where the victory this year will bring her $ 37,000. Rival Russian and the number of the world 26 Kirilenko was playing in her 10 finals, and hope to get her first title since beating Samantha Stosur in Seoul in a match 2008.In the disputed largely from the baseline, and struggled Hantuchova at first to find the rhythm of it, and sent down a double fault in the second failed game.In opening set, both players held break points, but it was Hantuchova who broke in the first set and the last final games.The started with both players losing to send love.Hantuchova then holding off a break point at 1-1, to convert three break points for a 3-1 lead and another to lead 4-2, but in peace served out the match after her opponent had produced with 7 double-fault.

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