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Dubai: Cara Black of Zimbabwe teamed up with American Leizel Huber to successfully defend the doubles title at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Saturday.
Black and Huber defeated the Chinese pairing of Yung-Jan Chan and Chia-Jung Chuang 7-5, 6-2 and keep the trophy they won here last year.
Black and Huber took their time to get their rhythm, and once they got it there was no stopping them from powering to a straight sets win.
But that win was not easy and they top seeded duo sent out a strong warning that the Chinese were gaining ground at a very fast pace.
‘Different proposition'
"It's a completely different proposition, playing against them compared to what they were a few years back,” Black warned.
"The one thing that benefited us was that they were let down by their first serves. But don't underestimate the Chinese players,” she said.
Meanwhile, Federico Luzzi has become the fifth Italian player to be banned for betting on tennis since a worldwide investigation was instigated seven months ago, the ATP said on Friday, according to a Reuters report from Rome.
In a statement, the men's governing body said the 28-year-old had been found guilty of wagering on the outcome of matches from May 2004 and April 2007. He has been banned for 200 days and fined $50,000 (Dh180,000).
Results: Cara Black (ZIM) and Liezel Huber (US) beat Yan Zi and Zheng Jie (CHN) 7-5, 6-2.
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