Petrova was obviously comfortable winning all of her matches before the final in two sets, but she had to win three to beat No. 6 seed Bethanie Mattek to achieve the title at the Bell Challenge, 46 64 61.
"Bethanie made it so difficult for me today," Petrova said. "I really had to work hard. The 4-all game in the second set was probably the key moment of the match; it was important I won it. I'm happy how I finished in the third set.
It was really wonderful to win this event. To finish off the season like this is wonderful. Now I have a long journey ahead of me to Doha, but it'll definitely be worth it. And then it'll be really nice to put the racquets aside for a few weeks!"
"I didn't play for a month after the US Open because I hurt my hip there, and I was playing outdoors in Arizona ever since then," the 23-year-old Mattek"So I was trying to get more and more comfortable with each match here in Québec City. I had a great week this week. It was my first time here, and now I can tell why it's one of the players' favorite tournaments. Congratulations to Nadia - she played really well all week, and I wish her luck this week in Doha."
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Singles - Final
(1) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (6) Bethanie Mattek (USA) 46 64 61
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