体坛英语资讯：Russian duo Makarova/Vesnina crowned at 2017 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships_娱乐

体坛英语资讯：Russian duo Makarova/Vesnina crowned at 2017 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

DUBAI, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Elena Vesnina and her Russian compatriot Ekatarina Makarova won the women's doubles final of the 17th edition of the WTA Dubai Duty (DDF) Tennis Championships 2017 here on Saturday, beating the Chinese-Croatian duo Peng Shuai/Andrea Hlavackova 6-2 4-6 10-7 and cashing in 139,300 dollars prize money.

"We found a real good rhythm and we felt we were controlling the game," said a relieved and happy winner Vesnina, currently positioned 16 in the WTA singles ranking, said after the final. Her teammate Makarova said, "this winning is a very prestigious trophy and we played the final and this brings us so much confidence for our next tournament when we play Indian Wells in March."

The match on the center court of the DDF tennis stadium started with a 1-all, but the Russian duo Makarova/Vesnina then gained the upper hand, advancing to a 3-1 lead and eventually took the first set with a 6-2 win. The match was interrupted 20 minutes by light rain in the first set.

During the second set, rainfall sent the four players back to the changing rooms three times, much to the frustration of the few thousand tennis aficionados in the DDF tennis stadium.

The Chinese-Czech team Peng/Hlavackova, dressed in blue-orange colors, improved their power play on the court through a clever switch between long line shots and lobs but continued to suffer from their own unforced errors and double faults.

"The interruptions due to rain in the second set led to an on-off-game and brought us a bit out of our rhythm," Vesnina recalled. 31-year-old Peng and her one year younger teammate Hlavackova "are a strong team, they were the runners-up of the Australian Open this year. After the interruptions they regained strength and we lost some unlucky points. It was really tough," said the Moscow-born Makarova.