Patty Schnyder wins her first U.S. title

One of my very favorite players, Switzerland's Patty Schnyder, won her 10th career WTA title today at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati. This was Schnyder's first U.S. title, and her second title of 2005; she won Uncle Toby's Australian Women's Hardcourt tournament on the Gold Coast.

Schnyder, an exceptionally talented clay court player, who I keep hoping will one day win the French Open, is no slouch on the hard courts, and is seeded third in this week's Bank of the West Classic in Stanford.