04-18-2019, 06:34 AM
Oeiras, Portugal (SportsNetwork.com) - Top seed Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain beat two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia to capture her first WTA title at the Portugal Open, a clay court French Open tune-up. Suarez Navarro defeated Kuznetsova, the No. 7 seed, by a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 score in Saturdays final. The Spaniard battled back from 4-1 down in the third set to record her 26th victory of the season. "Im very happy I could finally win my first WTA title," Suarez Navarro said. "I was a little bit nervous today. It was a difficult match too -- it was windy today and we were both making mistakes, and we know each other well, but the most important thing for me today was just to be solid all the time. "On match point I was only thinking to put the ball in, and thats what I did, and I felt so good when I finally finished the match. The ceremony was very special for me. I really love this tournament." The 25-year-old Suarez Navarro was runner-up here the last two years. She improved to 1-5 in career finals. Kuznetsova fell to 13-20 for her career in title matches. "I tried to fight, but unfortunately it didnt happen today, and I want to congratulate Carla on a great week," Kuznetsova said. "Its definitely an amazing feeling to win your first WTA title." The world No. 29 Kuznetsova entered Saturdays match with a 3-1 lifetime record against the Spaniard. Suarez Navarro took home $48,000 with the victory. Rod Gilbert Jersey . I kind of got a taste of being able to pick a suit with the draft lottery, I went with the bow tie. Brian Leetch Jersey . Leaning forward with both hands on his knees, Buffon appeared to be resting or somehow trying to withstand the rain. Or perhaps the 36-year-old goalkeeper and Italy captain was reflecting on this: He is only the third player in history to be part of five World Cup squads, along with Germany great Lothar Matthaus and former Mexico goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal. http://www.rangershockeyonlineshop.com/g...ey-jersey/. Trailing by a goal after 20 minutes of play, Joe Pavelski responded with three goals and an assist as the Sharks snapped a two-game losing skid with a 5-2 victory over the struggling Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Mike Richter Jersey .com) - The Los Angeles Kings werent playing their best hockey before the league went on break during the Winter Olympics. Tie Domi Jersey . LOUIS -- St.Tulsa, OK (SportsNetwork.com) - Tulsa fired head football coach Bill Blankenship on Monday, three days after the Golden Hurricane concluded a 2-10 season. The Golden Hurricane were dealt their first campaign with double-digit losses since 2002 with Fridays 49-32 setback to East Carolina. The poor showing came on the heels of a 3-9 season in 2013, a year Tulsa was picked to win the West Division of Conference USA during the preseason. We are grateful for the service and commitment of Coach Blankenship to our university, our student-athletes and our community, but we have decided that the program needs to go in a different direction, Tulsa athletic director Derrick Gragg said in a statement.dddddddddddd Blankenship, a former Tulsa quarterback, went 19-8 and led the program to the 2012 Conference USA title over his first two seasons after succeeding Todd Graham as head coach. The Golden Hurricane finished a disappointing 2-6 in league play in their final season in Conference USA, however, and were near the bottom of the standings in their inaugural year in the American Athletic Conference. Over four seasons overall at his alma mater, Blankenship compiled a 24-27 record. He was named Conference USAs Coach of the Year in 2012. ' ' '