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Wozniacki loses Bastad final

Martinez Sanchez claims second career win

Last updated: 11th July 2009

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Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez claimed her second WTA title with victory in the Swedish Open in Bastad.

The Spaniard defeated top seed Caroline Wozniacki 7-5 6-4 in a tightly-fought final to add to her maiden win in Bogota earlier in the year.

Martinez Sanchez earned the decisive break to lead 5-4 in the opening set, before wasting her first two set points having led 40-15 in the next game, but Wozniacki netted a forehand to hand her opponent the set.

However, the Dane rallied well at the start of the second set, surging into a 4-1 lead before the world number 54 hit back in style.

The Spaniard reeled off the next five games with some commanding play at the net, and she rounded off the win with a superb stop volley that typified her play.

"This was the most enjoyable tournament for me so far this season," Martinez Sanchez said. "I felt right at home here and I hope to come back next year.

"I played very well today and I'm happy I played my own game."

Wozniacki went into the match as hot favourite to claim a sixth title on her 19th birthday, but admitted she did not deserve to win.

"Maria played better than me, she played smart and it was difficult to get a rhythm with her stop volleys," she said. "But I'm still happy to have reached the final."