(Translation
from http://www.sportec.com)
The
Spaniard Magüi Serna has won her second consecutive title after winning the
tennis tournament in Budapest, with $110.000 in prizes and played on clay, after
defeating the Australian Alicia Molik in the final by
3-6, 7-5 and 6-4 in 2 hours and 18 minutes.
Serna, winner last week in Estoril, where she 'renewed' the title won in 2002,
was the second seed and Molik, third seed, was playing her third final of the
season and was looking for her second title of the year (she won in
Hobart in January).
Molik won the first set comfortably, but Serna reacted in the
second set to level the match. The second set was really tough, but the Spaniard
was better physically and was really confident in the third set.
The Canarian, 24 years old, has 10 consecutive wins and has got her
third WTA title, having played six finals. After her win, Magüi Serna will be
top 40 in the WTA ranking.
"I'm very tired after having played so many matches in the
last two weeks, but the fact of having won two consecutive titles makes that the
tiredness is not so important. I have much more confidence", said
Serna after winning the tournament.
"In these two weeks I've been playing really good. This gives
me confidence, which has helped me in today's final".
Alicia Molik said she has played today as good as she can, but that
Magüi Serna has been much better. "Clay is not my best surface, but I feel
much better on it everyday", said the Australian after losing the final.
