Sunday, September 14, 2008

Schnyder gains 500th victory, along with 11th career title

As the final of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic wrapped up, Patty Scnyder was the one to prevail, which gave the Swiss her 500th victory, and 11th career title.

Schnyder, seeded second, is the 2008 champion in Bali after winning easily to Tamira Paszek in straight sets, 63 60.

"I'm very proud; it's a great feeling to be the tournament champion," Schnyder said. "I had a great feeling the last three matches, where I was at a very good level and continued everything from New York, despite the fact I'm exhausted from being away from home for the last eight weeks and travelling all over the world. But I really like it here. I've been here many times and hope to make it back next year with the new format under the Tournament of Champions."

"I never thought I'd play 500 matches, let alone win that many," Schnyder said about her 500th victory. "I'm very proud of my career and I can keep improving, even at my age. Here I am knocking on the door of the Top 10 again, it's amazing. I wonder myself how much longer I can go. It's a great surprise and I hope I keep surprising myself."
"It was a great experience for me this week," Paszek said. "Especially after the tough few months I had it's a nice feeling to be in that winning rhythm again. Patty was just too tough today; she played really well. I think last night's match caught up with me today and I was definitely a little bit tired, but overall a good week for me and I hope to continue it the next few weeks in Asia."

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