Williams hadn't lost a set in the tournament before the final. Bartoli was in good shape, and won the first set easily. Venus gained strength and was able to go from 4-5 down to win the set 7-5. In the third set, both players fought with everything they had, but Bartoli came out on top to win the title. The final score was 62 57 64.
"It was really hard mentally to win the second set, because it was getting tighter and tighter... when I served for the match, she sensed I was tight, and she started coming up with big winners," Bartoli said. "I just tried to stay positive and focused in the third set. We had some great rallies in the third set. It was so hard to win the last game. The only chance to win that was to take my chances, because otherwise Venus wouldn't give me anything. I gave everything I had today."
"Marion played really well today. I have to give her credit for playing so well," Williams said. "I was fighting myself out there as well as her. It was a tough day. I had to fight through it and in the end I ran out of time. My last few matches were so good, but today I just couldn't execute the way I wanted."
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Singles - Final
(8) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. (2) Venus Williams (USA) 62 57 64
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