Uhlirova wasn't the only one struggling, though. In an error-filled first set, both teams traded breaks before Amanmuradova, the only player to not get broken all match, served out the set, 6-4.

The second set also saw multiple break opportunities for both teams. Yet the first and only break came at 6-5 against Chuang, sending the Final into the match super tiebreak. The match rarely featured classic doubles tennis. The majority of points were decided from the baseline and just two points had all four players at the net.

In the super tiebreak, Uhlirova and Grandin failed to keep the momentum and their nerves in check, as they quickly went down, serving up a match point for their opponents at 2-9. Yet another unforced error from the Czech/South African duo secured the second career WTA Tour doubles title for Uzbekistan's Amanmuradova and title No. 13 for Chuang of Taipei, the youngest of the four finalists.

We'll Always Have Paris. Maybe.
Top seed Marion Bartoli felt the first twitch in her left thigh during warm-up. But, thinking back to her performance against Medina Garrigues in the previous round, she still hoped to pull through the match and win her first title on home soil. Bartoli had reason to hope: her opponent, Andrea Petkovic, got the worst possible start into the match, opening and ending the first game with double faults. The Frenchwoman, in turn, held with an ace for a 2-0 lead.

Then, Bartoli recounted to PTN after the match, the pain rapidly grew worse. "I felt disturbed on a lot of my shots. My serve, I really couldn't serve the way I wanted to. My forehand was really affected as well."

Petkovic, who said she had been too focused on her own game to notice anything was wrong with her opponent, increased the quality of her returns and broke twice, each time at 15. However, up 5-3, another two double faults cost the German her advantage.

When Petkovic sat down to focus on her next return game, Bartoli left the court with the trainer. Minutes later, she returned with her thigh heavily wrapped. Petkovic, while surprised, reacted smartly and made Bartoli run back and forth for the next two games. Down 4-6, 0-1, Bartoli gave in to her injury. "I called the trainer at 4-5 to get some support [on my thigh], but even with that, it wasn't improving at all and I couldn't play on anymore."

During the trophy ceremony, Bartoli apologized to both the crowd and Petkovic for not finishing the match. Her opponent could sympathize: "[Winning a title by retirement], it's a very strange feeling, you feel happy and sad at the same moment... I played well, and I wanted to win this match normally. And I also felt so sad for Marion, especially because I really like her as a person, she's a really, really nice girl. And also, I, myself, I had a very, very bad injury in 2008, so I know how it feels, and I just felt sad at this moment and also felt a little shocked."

The injury also puts Bartoli's Roland Garros appearance in jeopardy; but as she told us, she hasn't given up hope yet. "I'd say it's time to pray for a miracle. But I guess having a dad as a doctor is very helpful. He is the most important person for me to talk to and find out if I can play. Hopefully I can get through my first match on Monday, just fight through it, and then I can hope for another day of recovery and, hopefully, I'll be alright to continue after that."

The 2011 Strasbourg Champion, on the other hand, says she feels more then ready for Roland Garros. Petkovic also dismissed concerns over being too tired. "I think the base was made during my off-season, I worked very hard. I never worked this hard in my life, so my recovery is quite fast and I felt fine today. Of course, I feel like I played tough matches this week, but I feel fine." As she sees it, having played Strasbourg improves her chances at Roland Garros. "Before, I wasn't sure if it is the right thing to play the week before a Grand Slam, but I think it was the best decision I could have made. I wasn't playing well in Rome and I wasn't playing well in Madrid, so I gained a lot of confidence from the way I played here and from the matches I won."

With two clay court titles to her name now, Petkovic seems set to make an impression at her favorite Grand Slam.

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