Mauresmo Defeats Pierce for 2nd Consecutive WTA Title

Lesbian power! Amelie Mauresmo, fresh off winning her first Grand Slam title at the 2006 Australian Open, has won the Gaz de France Open in Paris by defeating Mary Pierce 6-1, 7-6 (2). Mauresmo now leads her compatriot 6-4 in head to head matches and has 21 WTA Tour Titles to Pierce's 18.
Next week, Amelie is defending her title at the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp. Neither Venus or Serena Williams are entered onto this tournament. The surprising withdrawal is Venus, who lost the "diamond" match last year to Mauresmo. (In addition to the regular prize money, there is diamond encrusted tennis racket valued at nearly 1.3 million dollars which goes t the first person to win the tournament three times in five years.) Venus won the tournament in 2002 and 2003, so 2006 was her last chance to "play for the diamonds."