February 16, 2004
WTATour.com Win of the Week
French teenager Tatiana Golovin scores her first win against a Top 10
opponent, defeating Elena Dementieva.
PARIS - Tatiana Golovin is making a name for herself in professional tennis
and isn't wasting anytime doing so.
The 16-year-old captivated audiences at the Australian Open, rolling past
Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi and Lina Krasnoroutskaya among others to reach the
fourth round.
Now she's reached her first WTA Tour semifinal and defeated a top 10 opponent
in the process. With her terrific week at the Open Gaz de France, she was
also the lowest-ranked player to reach a Tier I or Tier II semifinal since
Serena Williams, then ranked world No.304, reached the 1997 Chicago
semifinals. Her stunning quarterfinal victory against Elena Dementieva
is this week's WTATour.com Win of the Week.
A wildcard in Paris, Golovin began her second event of the season much like
the first, with a match against Smashnova-Pistolesi. The result also turned
out in Golovin's favor, a three-set victory when Smashnova-Pistolesi was
forced to pull out of the match in the third with muscle cramping.
Golovin then got a break in her second round match when she received a
walkover after Daniela Hantuchova could not compete in the match due to
an upper respiratory infection.
Next, it was on to a clash with World No. 10 Elena Dementieva and a spot in
the semifinals. In only her 11th career WTA Tour main draw singles match,
Golovin recorded her first Top 10 win with a shocking 64 64 victory against
the Russian. In doing so, Golovin became the sixth fastest woman to defeat
a top 10 player in the Open Era.
Her efforts in Paris and surprise performance in Melbourne was enough to lift
the young Frenchwoman into the Top 100 at No. 91 in this week's WTA Rankings.
She was No. 135 the previous week and started the season ranked outside the
Top 300.
French representation was guaranteed for the final as Golovin went up against
veteran Mary Pierce. Hampered by a left hip strain, Golovin was treated by a
WTA Tour primary health care provider after dropping the first set. Golovin's
week ended with a 64 60 loss to Pierce, but she wasn't totally disappointed
in her efforts.
"I didn't know if I would be able to play today," explained Golovin. "I tried
to do my best, but it didn't help.
"I had a great week; I'm not disappointed. Today I was not 100 percent, so
it's normal that I lost."
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CLOV: Why do youy keep me?
HAMM: There's no one else.
CLOV: There's nowhere else.
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