Hingis Beats Peer for Quarters Berth at French Open
Posted on June 6, 2006No. 12 seed Martina Hingis, pursuing the only Slam title to elude her, defeated No. 31 seed Shahar Peer of Israel 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 in the conclusion of a match delayed from Sunday to advance into the quarterfinals at the French Open.
"Yesterday was difficult, under difficult conditions," said Hingis, with the third set of her match concluded Monday. "We waited for a long time and split sets. But I think for me it was better because she had the momentum and I could go out there fresh today. So that probably helped me at the end of the day. I've never played her before, and she's definitely a young, upcoming player. Since last time I saw her, she's improved a lot."
Hingis and Peer were the only singles competitors as doubles second- and third-round action took center stage Monday. In upsets Janette Husarova and Sania Mirza ousting No. 3 seeds Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Meghann Shaughnessy 6-3, 6-4, and Russians Anna Chakvetadze and Elena Vesnina defeating No. 11 seeds Gisela Dulko and Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-4.
Featured Tuesday in Paris are (2) Clijsters vs. (12) Hingis, (5) Justine Henin-Hardenne vs. (13) Anna-Lena Groenefeld, (8) Kuznetsova vs. (14) Safina in an all-Russian quarterfinal, and (11) Venus vs. (16) Vaidisova.
"Yesterday was difficult, under difficult conditions," said Hingis, with the third set of her match concluded Monday. "We waited for a long time and split sets. But I think for me it was better because she had the momentum and I could go out there fresh today. So that probably helped me at the end of the day. I've never played her before, and she's definitely a young, upcoming player. Since last time I saw her, she's improved a lot."
Hingis and Peer were the only singles competitors as doubles second- and third-round action took center stage Monday. In upsets Janette Husarova and Sania Mirza ousting No. 3 seeds Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Meghann Shaughnessy 6-3, 6-4, and Russians Anna Chakvetadze and Elena Vesnina defeating No. 11 seeds Gisela Dulko and Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-4.
Featured Tuesday in Paris are (2) Clijsters vs. (12) Hingis, (5) Justine Henin-Hardenne vs. (13) Anna-Lena Groenefeld, (8) Kuznetsova vs. (14) Safina in an all-Russian quarterfinal, and (11) Venus vs. (16) Vaidisova.