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Chakvetadze seals Cincinnati triumph

Anna Chakvetadze beat Akiko Morigami to take the Cincinnati title
Anna Chakvetadze beat Akiko Morigami to take the Cincinnati title

Top seed Anna Chakvetadze claimed her fifth career title with a 6-1 6-3 triumph over seventh-seeded Akiko Morigami at the Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati.

Ranked eighth in the world, Chakvetadze improved to 5-0 in her career in finals.

The Russian claimed her third crown of the year, also having won at Hobart and 'S-Hertogenbosch.

Chakvetadze had lost her previous three encounters against Morigami, who was seeking her second title of the year.

But the latest meeting turned into a complete mismatch as Chakvetadze needed just under an hour to dismiss her Japanese foe.

Chakvetadze overcame six double faults by breaking Morigami's serve six times.

It was a disappointing finish to what had been a big week for Morigami, who also lost here in the final in 2005.

She had beaten second-seeded Patty Schnyder in the quarter-finals on Friday.

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