August 30, 2005
Davenport Passes Tough First Round Test
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. - World No.1 Lindsay Davenport faced a tough first round
opponent in her 15th US Open, but managed to pass the test in straight sets.
The 1998 champion in Flushing Meadows moved into the round of 64 on Tuesday
night after defeating Chinese player Li Na, 64 64. The victory marks the 14th
straight year that Davenport has advanced to the second round at the US Open
and the 17th straight Grand Slam event where she's avoided a first round loss.
"I was expecting a tough match from her," said Davenport after winning her
53rd match at the Open. "I didn't feel like I was at my sharpest in tennis,
but really happy to go out there, win the match and get to move on."
Davenport said she had her that Li was solid in her groundstrokes, but wasn't
aware of a few other weapons in the Chinese player's arsenal.
"She actually hit with some more spin than some of the other Chinese girls,"
Davenport said. "She had a really good backhand. I didn't realize her backhand,
she got it off the court quite well. I wasn't really expecting that. And that
she moved well and was pretty strong player, like to hit the ball pretty hard."
After a back injury kept Davenport from defending her titles at Stanford,
San Diego and Los Angeles, the world's No.1 player returned to action last
week in New Haven where she captured her 48th career title, defeating Amelie
Mauresmo in Sunday's final.
Despite the back problems, Davenport said she was confident she'd be ready to
go for the US Open.
"It never crossed my mind that I wouldn't be able to play here," Davenport said.
"It didn't cross my mind that I would miss all the tournaments in California
either. It was kind of a wake up call in Stanford when everyone had to sit me
down and say, 'You can't play, you can't move, you can't rotate.' That was a
setback for a few weeks.
"I really set my goal on trying to be ready for here no matter what that meant
in tournaments before here. Luckily I was able to play last week. But I still
feel like I'm still kind of trying to get back into my groove of playing well
and being consistent and being on my toes."
Next up for Davenport will be French qualifier Pauline Parmentier, who was
victorious in her US Open debut with a 26 63 64 win against Antonella Serra
Zanetti. The victory by Parmentier was the first by the 19-year-old on the
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Prior to reaching the main draw in New York,
Parmentier had only played one main draw Tour match - a first round match at
this year's Roland Garros.
No.11 seed Patty Schnyder looked on the brink of defeat before coming alive
to defeat Spain's Conchita Martinez, 46 64 62. The Swiss player had experienced
her share of troubles with Martinez in the past and entered Tuesday's match
with just a pair of victories in 10 previous meetings. The win was also her
first against Martinez on a hard court surface and also her first against the
Spaniard at a Grand Slam event.
Schnyder will next take on Martina Sucha, a 46 64 75 winner against Austrian q
ualifier Sybille Bammer.
In her 13th US Open, No.12 seed Mary Pierce didn't face too many problems
finding a place in the second round, defeating Italy's Mara Santangelo, 62 64.
Pierce has a 34-12 record at the event, reaching the quarterfinals in New York
twice in her career (1994,'99) and has made it to at least the fourth round
in six of her last seven appearances.
The Frenchwoman will seek a berth into the third round when she takes on
Katarina Srebotnik, a 60 62 winner versus qualifier Su-Wei Hsieh.
Other Day 2 winners included No.23 seed Tatiana Golovin and No.31 Anna-Lena
Groenefeld, along with recent New Haven semifinalists, No.29 seed Anna
Chakvetadze and No.32 Anabel Medina Garrigues.
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