On Saturday, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain won her 1st career Premier event title. It also marked her 3rd total title of her career, all coming on clay.
Martinez Sanchez used an assortment of drop shots and serve and volley methods to claim a slim 7-6, 7-5 win over Jelena Jankovic in the final.
"This is a very important moment. I worked so hard to get here, and even if this goes down in history, it hasn't sunken in yet," Martínez Sánchez said. "In the first round I was losing. The key is to fight, fight, fight to the end. You don't have to set a limit for yourself."
Jankovic may have been a little fatigued after having to fight and defeat both of the Williams broth...errrr, sisters in the previous two rounds. To her credit she did not use that excuse in her post match interview. "María José is very different from most girls. She makes a lot of drop shots and volleys, and she's also left-handed, which makes it a little bit tricky to play her," Jankovic said. "I tried my best. I came back in both sets and at those times I prayed to hold my serve. I didn't manage it today. She won and credit to her."
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