Henin Bakes Double-Bagel at WTA Indian WellsPosted on March 14, 2006 Lindsay Davenport served a double bagel last year at Indian Wells against Maria Sharapova, and again this year over Ashley Harkleroad earlier in the week. On Monday top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne followed by displaying the large gap between the upper echelon and the rank-and-file players on the WTA Tour, blowing away Japan's Aiko Nakamura 6-0, 6-0 to advance into the fourth round at the Pacific Life Open.
"It's good to be quick," Henin-Hardenne told reporters after improving to 16-1 in 2006. "But in my first two matches, I've been very focused on every point and try to save my energy for my next match. I'm very happy about that." Other seeded winners were (4) Elena Dementieva (d. (28) Mirza from a set down), (7) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (d. (26) Smashnova from a set down), (8) Ana Ivanovic (d. (WC) Perry), (14) Ai Sugiyama (d. (18) Safarova), and (17) Gisela Dulko (d. (12) Golovin 7-6 in the third). Dementieva's win marked a return of the serving yips for the Russian, with 18 double faults and eight breaks on her serve. Mirza failed to close things out after the first set, even after winning almost 70 percent of Dementieva's second-serve points. In upsets Finland's Emma Laine defeated (6) Flavia Pennetta when the Italian retired after one game with an ankle injury, Estonia's Maret ousted (20) Marion Bartoli, and (22) Anna Chakvetadze upended (11) Maria Kirilenko in straights. In the only all-unseeded match, China's Na Li beat American wildcard Vania King in straight sets. Highlights Tuesday in Indian Wells are Hingis vs. Davenport, Sharapova vs. Peer, Henin-Hardenne vs. Sugiyama, Myskina vs. Safina in an all-Russian, Groenefeld vs. Ani, Dementieva vs. N.Li, Chakvetadze vs. Ivanovic, and Dulko vs. Laine. |
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