Doha, Mar 07: Russia's Anastasia Myskina retains her Qatar Open title
Russia's Anastasia Myskina retained her Qatar Open title on Saturday, defeating compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6 6-4 6-4 in a 101-minute final. It was 18-year-old Kuznetsova's second defeat in a final in the space of a week following her loss to world number one Justine Henin-Hardenne last Saturday in the Dubai Open. Myskina made the most of her opponent's flaws to wriggle out of some tight situations.

Third-seed Myskina broke Kuznetsova in the third and fifth games of the second set. Kuznetsova broke back in the eighth and held her serve in the ninth, but Myskina served out for the set.

Bureau Report