June 20, 2005
Davenport, Kuznetsova Cruise, Schnyder Upset on Day 1 at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England - Two top seeds surged into the second round, another was
forced to battle back, while a fourth suffered a first round upset during the
first day of action at Wimbledon on Monday.
World No.1 Lindsay Davenport and No.5 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova each cruised
into the second round with few problems, while No.9 seed Anastasia Myskina
had to rally back from a set down to secure her spot in the next round.
Also, No.10 seed Patty Schnyder was the first seed to be eliminated at this
year's event, falling to Italy's Antonella Serra Zanetti, 64 67(7) 63.
Davenport, who captured the second of her three Grand Slam titles at
Wimbledon in 1999, dropped just a pair of games in a 60 62 route of Alina
Jidkova in her 12th appearance at the All England Club.
The American has been one of the most consistent performers at the grass
court event over the last seven years, reaching the quarterfinals or better
during the period, which also included the title in 1999 and a runner-up
performance to Venus Williams the following year.
Davenport will next take on American Jamea Jackson, who secured a 62 63
victory against Marta Marrero in her first main draw appearance at Wimbledon.
Similar to Davenport, No.5-seeded Kuznetsova spent very little time on court
in her first action of the week, dropping just a single game in a 60 61
victory against British wild card Rebecca Llewellyn.
Kuznetsova, a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 2003, avoided the upset loss in
the first round she experienced in 2004. After capturing the Eastbourne title
last year, Kuznetsova came to Wimbledon with confidence, but ended up falling
to then No.118-ranked qualifier Virginie Razzano in the opening round.
Next up for Kuznetsova will be India's Sania Mirza, a 63 36 86 winner against
Akiko Morigami in her Wimbledon debut. Mirza already has a victory against
Kuznetsova in 2005, defeating the US Open champion earlier this year in
Dubai.
While Davenport and Kuznetsova were able to breeze into round two, the road
wasn't as smooth for No.9-seeded Anastasia Myskina. Following four straight
losses on clay and then a quarterfinal upset to qualifier Roberta Vinci at
Eastbourne, Myskina was finally able to see a break go her way - climbing
back to defeating Czech qualifier Katerina Bohmova, 57 76(4) 64.
Myskina was treated during the match for a right shoulder strain, but the
injury isn't expected to force her out of the tournament and she will look to
reach the third round when she next faces Japan's Aiko Nakamura, a 57 63 64
winner against Evie Dominkovic.
Though Myskina was able to climb back to victory, No.10 seed Schnyder wasn't
able to produce the same result in her loss to Serra Zanetti. The Swiss
player posted another early exit at Wimbledon, falling in the first round for
the fifth time in her career. Schnyder now sports a 6-10 mark at the All
England Club, having lost in either the first or second round in nine of her
10 visits to the event.
Serra Zanetti advanced to next face Swedish qualifier Sofia Arvidsson, who
defeating Tatiana Perebiynis, 63 76(5).
No.23 seed Ai Sugiyama also suffered an upset on Day 1, losing to Roberta
Vinci, 62 26 64. Vinci, who was a surprise semifinalist at Eastbourne, will
look to continue her good grass court game against Anne Kremer, a 60 26 62
winner versus Abigail Spears.
Meanwhile, No.13 seed Elena Likhovtseva moved on with a 62 62 win against
Anna Smashnova. The Roland Garros semifinal will face Meghann Shaughnessy in
the second round.
Other early winners on Day 1 include No.17 seed Jelena Jankovic, No.27 Nicole
Vaidisova, Argentina's Mariana Diaz-Oliva and Michaela Pastikova of the Czech
Republic.
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