Petrova Rallies Past Mattek For Quebec Title
POSTED: 4:28 pm CST November 2,
2008
Quebec City, QC -- (Sports Network) - Nadia Petrova of Russia came back from a set down to beat American Bethanie Mattek for the title at the Bell Challenge.The top-seeded Petrova rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 triumph to earn her ninth career title and second of 2008. She also captured the crown in Cincinnati before the U.S. Open. Mattek, seeded sixth, had never before reached a WTA final. She lost in the semifinals twice earlier this year -- at Birmingham before Wimbledon and at the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles in July. This was the first meeting between the two. The victory was worth $28,000 for Petrova.
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