June 22, 2005
Easy Time for Davenport; Opposite for Kuznetsova and Dementieva
WIMBLEDON - Reminiscent of her 1999 Wimbledon victory, Lindsay Davenport sent
out a reminder on Wednesday regarding how comfortable the World No.1 really
is on the grass surface. Winning her second round match 60 63 over young
American qualifier Jamea Jackson, Davenport has only lost five games total so
far and has taken one set at each match 6-0.
"I thought I started off really well," Davenport commented regarding her
flawless first set. "I was up 6-0, 1-0 very quickly. Just felt like for the
next couple games I lost a little concentration, made some errors, let my
opponent kind of get back into the match. But I was able to then reestablish
control and win the last five games."
In the second set, Davenport was down 3-1 and Jackson had a point to go up
4-1 before Davenport was able to regroup and win the next consecutive five
games and earn her way into the third round. She will face No.30 seed Dinara
Safina on Friday.
Safina enters the third round of Wimbledon as her career best in the event,
who previously had been unable to pass the first round. After two years of
bowing out in the first round, Safina equals her win-loss record at Wimbledon
to 2-2.
Reigning US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova was able to avenge her February
loss in Dubai to Indian sensation Sania Mirza, but not without a struggle.
Kuznetsova needed three sets, notwithstanding a second set tie-break loss, to
win 64 67(4) 64.
"I was so tense that my nerves just got me today," Kuznetsova remarked. "I
just couldn't think properly."
Kuznetsova admitted the frustration she felt on how she played, stating, "She
(Mirza) does play well, but I just expected much more game of me, from my
side."
Celebrating her 20th birthday on Monday, Kuznetsova leaves her teenage years
but is set to face a teen on the other side of the court in her third round
match. Her next opponent is 16-year-old Nicole Vaidisova, who defeated
Michaela Pastikova 75 63.
Vaidisova is making her debut appearance at Wimbledon and matches her best
Grand Slam performance, previously attained earlier this year at the
Australian Open. Then, 15-years-old, Vaidisova reached her first Grand Slam
third round, before falling to world No.1 Lindsay Davenport.
No.6 seed Elena Dementieva survived a bit of a scare on Wednesday, needing
three sets and eight games in the third to advance. Germany's Sabine Klaschka
was the source of Dementieva's troubles, taking the first set and pushing
Dementieva to her limits, 26 63 86.
Dementieva will meet American Mashona Washington in the third round, a 63 36
63 winner over Selima Sfar. Although on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour since
1995, Washington is making only her third appearance at Wimbledon and her
first in the third round, her career best performance in a Grand Slam. She
previously reached the second round at 2002 US Open and 2004 Wimbledon before
attaining this recent achievement.
Rounding out winners on Day Three are Magdalena Maleeva and Antonella Serra
Zanetti, who will face each other in the next round. Serra Zanetti was able
to advance once again after her upset in Round one over No.10 seed Patty
Schnyder. She inched by qualifier Sofia Arvidsson 75 26 75. Maleeva had an
easier time in her match, beating Maria Kirilenko 62 63.
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