Serena Wins 29th WTA Title in Bangalore

Serena Williams ended her 11-month title drought by defeating Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-3 in a hard fought, error-strewn final at the Bangalore Open. It followed her gutsy 3rd set tiebreak win over sister Venus Williams in a 2 hour, 10 minute semi-final that was not broadcast in the United States.
The Pacific Life Open starts in Indian Wells, California on Monday with both men and women competing. Neither Williams Sister will play that tournament due to an ugly incident from years ago. Following that, Serena will be defending her title Sony Ericsson Open starting March 24th.
Also on Monday, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras are playing a sold-out exhibition match at Madison Square Garden at 430pm PDT (730pm EDT) that will be broadcast on The Tennis Channel.