22 Jan 2007

Manuela Manetta celebrated her maiden WISPA World Tour title success in the USA when she won the Women's Liberty Bell Open in Berwyn, Philadelphia.

The 23-year-old top seed from Italy dropped her first game of the tournament when she beat India's No3 seed Joshna Chinappa 9-5, 9-2, 6-9, 9-6.

In the final, Manetta faced Canada's fourth seed Alana Miller, the runner-up two years ago who ended seventh seed Tenille Swartz's run in the semi-finals.

It was level after the first two games, but the Italian surged ahead to beat the Pan American champion 9-5, 2-9, 9-4, 9-0.

Final:
[1] Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt [4] Alana Miller (CAN) 9-5, 2-9, 9-4, 9-0