AUTHOR javno100



STRASBOURG

MAY 24 2008 20:36h

Medina Garrigues Wins Strasbourg Final In The Rain

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Fifth-seeded Srebotnik was one set and 2-1 up when the match was suspended due to the weather after one hour and 14 minutes.

Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain battle through the rain to beat Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia 4-6 7-6 6-0 in the Strasbourg International final on Saturday.

Fifth-seeded Srebotnik was one set and 2-1 up when the match was suspended due to the weather after one hour and 14 minutes.

After the restart, sixth-seeded Garrigues clawed her way back into the game, winning the second-set tiebreak 7-4 before wrapping up the third set 6-0 after two hours and 31 minutes.