<p>World number 14 Bartoli dominated the back court rallies, served and returned with aggression and shook off a case of nerves that cost her the second set. <br /><br />Eighth seed Bartoli served for the match at 5-4 in the second set, but played passively and was broken by twice Stanford champion Williams, who then won the set when Bartoli double faulted. <br /><br />But the Frenchwoman, thrashed by the American in the 2007 Wimbledon final, kept charging and after breaking Williams to 4-3 in the third set, held her nerve. She fell behind 0-30 in the final game, but then nailed four straight winners, including a big serve to win the contest. The Stanford title was Bartoli's fifth crown overall, but the first time the 24-year-old has won a WTA Premier level event. <br /><br />Querrey wins<br /><br />Big-serving American Sam Querrey shrugged off a nervous second set to clinch his second ATP title with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Australian qualifier Carsten Ball at the LA Open on Sunday. <br /><br />Querrey powered down his 11th ace of the match to wrap up victory. It was a case of third time lucky for the Californian world number 32 who had been beaten in the final of his last two ATP events, in Newport and Indianapolis last month. <br /><br />In the opening set, breaks were traded in the fifth and sixth games before Querrey secured a key break in the ninth, ending a protracted rally with a backhand winner with Ball stranded at the net. <br /><br />Querrey appeared to tighten up while serving for the set in the 10th, trailing 0-30 and later squandering two advantage points before clinching the set when a Ball backhand sailed wide. The second set went with serve until the eighth game when Querrey was broken after Ball hit a rasping backhand service return winner down the line. Ball comfortably held in the ninth to level the match at one-set all. <br /><br />Querrey, however, regained control in the third set, breaking his opponent in the second game after Ball dumped a forehand into the net. Ball was again broken in the sixth after making an unforced error on his backhand and Querrey held serve to claim a second title on the circuit, following his triumph in Las Vegas last year. <br /></p>
<p>World number 14 Bartoli dominated the back court rallies, served and returned with aggression and shook off a case of nerves that cost her the second set. <br /><br />Eighth seed Bartoli served for the match at 5-4 in the second set, but played passively and was broken by twice Stanford champion Williams, who then won the set when Bartoli double faulted. <br /><br />But the Frenchwoman, thrashed by the American in the 2007 Wimbledon final, kept charging and after breaking Williams to 4-3 in the third set, held her nerve. She fell behind 0-30 in the final game, but then nailed four straight winners, including a big serve to win the contest. The Stanford title was Bartoli's fifth crown overall, but the first time the 24-year-old has won a WTA Premier level event. <br /><br />Querrey wins<br /><br />Big-serving American Sam Querrey shrugged off a nervous second set to clinch his second ATP title with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Australian qualifier Carsten Ball at the LA Open on Sunday. <br /><br />Querrey powered down his 11th ace of the match to wrap up victory. It was a case of third time lucky for the Californian world number 32 who had been beaten in the final of his last two ATP events, in Newport and Indianapolis last month. <br /><br />In the opening set, breaks were traded in the fifth and sixth games before Querrey secured a key break in the ninth, ending a protracted rally with a backhand winner with Ball stranded at the net. <br /><br />Querrey appeared to tighten up while serving for the set in the 10th, trailing 0-30 and later squandering two advantage points before clinching the set when a Ball backhand sailed wide. The second set went with serve until the eighth game when Querrey was broken after Ball hit a rasping backhand service return winner down the line. Ball comfortably held in the ninth to level the match at one-set all. <br /><br />Querrey, however, regained control in the third set, breaking his opponent in the second game after Ball dumped a forehand into the net. Ball was again broken in the sixth after making an unforced error on his backhand and Querrey held serve to claim a second title on the circuit, following his triumph in Las Vegas last year. <br /></p>
