Mauresmo Gunning for No. 1 Again at ATP Linz
Posted on October 31, 2004Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo, who briefly rose to No. 1 following the US Open and says she is playing Linz this week in a late-year effort to regain the top spot, barely edged upset-minded Serb Jelena Jankovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 Saturday to advance to the final.
"I had so many occasions in the first set and really felt I would be able to control it," Mauresmo said.
In the final Mauresmo will square off against Russian No. 9 seed Elena "Lena" Bovina, who edged countrywoman and No. 5 seed Nadia Petrova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3).
Mauresmo is currently ranked No. 2 on the WTA Rankings behind No. 1 Lindsay Davenport, who is not playing this week.
Mauresmo has won both her meetings with Bovina, both in three sets.
The doubles final will be (1) Husarova/Likhovtseva vs. Dechy/Schnyder.
"I had so many occasions in the first set and really felt I would be able to control it," Mauresmo said.
In the final Mauresmo will square off against Russian No. 9 seed Elena "Lena" Bovina, who edged countrywoman and No. 5 seed Nadia Petrova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3).
Mauresmo is currently ranked No. 2 on the WTA Rankings behind No. 1 Lindsay Davenport, who is not playing this week.
Mauresmo has won both her meetings with Bovina, both in three sets.
The doubles final will be (1) Husarova/Likhovtseva vs. Dechy/Schnyder.