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Berdych rallies to victory
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 10 - 10 - 2011


Agnieszka bags women's title
BEIJING – Czech Tomas Berdych came back from one set down to beat Croatia's Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, in the men's final of the ATP-WTA China Open Sunday, winning his first title since Munich in the spring of 2009.
In the women's final, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat Andrea Petkovic of Germany, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 to claim her second title in as many weeks.
Radwanska recovered after failing to win a single game in the second set in a match lasting more than 2½ hours.
The victory lifts tenth-ranked Berdych past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to No. 7 in the ATP world standings and gives the Czech valuable points towards the World Tour Finals.
It was the third-seeded Berdych's first final of the season after losing in six semi-finals.
Unseeded Cilic had appeared to be in command in the first set, but was eventually beaten by Berdych's strong serve and consistent play in the second and third sets.
Cilic has not won a trophy since winning in Zagreb in February 2010, and has lost four straight finals since then.
“I'm feeling a little bit disappointed by the loss today,” said Cilic. “I would say that I was playing really great tennis from the beginning of the match.
“That first set went really well on my side. I had two advantages at 4-4 (in the second set), I got maybe a little bit tense and he served two big first serves.
“From then on, I think he started to play a little bit better and wasn't giving me as much and I wasn't finding right solutions for the game after that.”
The Croatian sprinted away with the first set, claiming it with his fourth ace. But the setback seemed to inspire Berdych, who levelled at one set apiece despite losing an early second-set break that he got back in the final game.
In the third set, the Czech completed the victory as Cilic's attacking game was nowhere to be found. Berdych took the sixth ATP title of his career with 15 winners and 22 unforced errors.
Cilic had used his big serve with success all week in Beijing and fired down seven aces in the final, but Berdych matched him with the same number. Cilic, once sanding inside the Top 10 but now 25th, has lost his last seven matches against Top 10 players and it is the second time he has lost in the Beijing final after Novak Djokovic beat him in 2009.


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