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TENNIS


SERENA WINS FIRST TITLE SINCE MARCH


Serena Williams won the China Open yesterday, facing a match point in the second set and going on to beat U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.


Williams, who hadn’t won a title since March, ended Kuznetsova’s 14-match winning streak. The second-seeded Russian won her previous two events, the U.S. Open and in Bali last week. Williams is working her way back up the WTA rankings after missing part of this year because of injury. She will remain at no. 10 despite the victory while Kuznetsova will stay at no. 5.


AMERICANS CONCLUDE SEMIFINAL ROUT IN DAVIS CUP


A trip to Spain for the Davis Cup final assured, the United States padded its margin in the semifinals against Belarus yesterday with Andy Roddick beating Alexander Skrypko 6-4, 6-2 as the Americans won the competition 4-0.


The final, to be held from December 3-5, will probably be played on clay courts. Spain will play for the title for the third time in five years.


GOLF


SINGH BREAKS WOODS’S MONEY RECORD


Vijay Singh broke the PGA Tour single-season money record Tiger Woods set while winning three majors in 2000,holding off Stewart Cink to win the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot yesterday for his third consecutive victory.


Singh’s eighth championship this year pushed his money total to $9,455,566 in 26 events, surpassing Woods’s $9,188,321 while he was winning nine times in 20 events in 2000.With Singh expecting to play four more times, he could become the first to win $10 million in one year.


BASEBALL


ANGELS SUSPEND GUILLEN


Angels left fielder Jose Guillen was suspended for the rest of the season and possibly the playoffs yesterday for his outburst after being lifted for a pinch runner a day earlier.


Guillen was hit by a pitch to open the eighth inning of Saturday’s 5-3 victory over Oakland. Angels manager Mike Scioscia sent Alfredo Amezaga in to pinch run. Guillen walked off the field as the A’s changed pitchers, tossed his helmet toward the side of the dugout Scioscia was standing in, and walked to the opposite side of the dugout before entering. He tossed his glove against the wall.


COLLEGE FOOTBALL


OKLAHOMA GAINS GROUND ON NO. 1


USC Southern California’s hold on no. 1 loosened after the Trojans struggled against Stanford. USC received 46 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll released yesterday, eight fewer than last week.


The team that benefited most from Southern California’s come-from-behind 31-28 victory on Saturday was idle Oklahoma. The second-ranked Sooners got 18 first-place votes and narrowed the gap between them and the Trojans to 35 points (1,605-1,570).


USC’s close call was part of another perfect weekend for ranked teams. The 19-0 performance – 17-0 in Saturday’s games – left the Top 25 virtually unchanged. Georgia was no. 3 followed by Miami, Texas, West Virginia, and Ohio State. No. 8 Auburn and no. 9 Florida State flip-flopped – the teams are separated by only 19 points – and California and Tennessee tied for no. 10 with 1,033 points each.


– Associated Press

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