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Davenport, Capriati cruise into to New Haven WTA final
New Haven (USA), Aug 23: Lindsay Davenport continued her roll in New Haven.
New Haven (USA), Aug 23: Lindsay Davenport continued her roll in New Haven.
Davenport, who has yet to lose a set this week, moved
into the final of the $625,000 WTA hardcourt tournament with a
6-4 6-2 triumph over Elena Dementieva of Russia.
In today's final she'll face compatriot Jennifer Capriati, the third seed, who was leading Amelie Mauresmo 6-3 3-1 when the Frenchwoman retired with a stomach ailment.
The top seed, Davenport reached the final for the fourth straight year. She was runner-up on each occasion to Venus Williams, who is not defending her title because of an abdominal injury has also withdrawn from next week's US Open.
"I think she was making a lot of errors when she set up," Davenport said of her opponents lack of consistency. "A lot of her balls were going long. I don't know if that was the heat or just the errors she was making. When I played her in April, she was just on fire. We would have great baseline rallies and she would hit a lot of winners. Today she just seemed a little bit off in that regard."
Dementieva was coming off a 6-1 6-1 rout of Cara Black of Zimbabwe in the quarter-finals on Thursday.
She was also playing in her second semi-final in two weeks after reaching the final four in Toronto last week and is projected to rise to No.11 on next weeks WTA singles rankings, her highest position since September 2001.
"I'm very glad to have this experience to play two semis before the Open," she said. "It's just very good preparation for me. Even though I lost today, I think I was doing the right thing on the court."
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In today's final she'll face compatriot Jennifer Capriati, the third seed, who was leading Amelie Mauresmo 6-3 3-1 when the Frenchwoman retired with a stomach ailment.
The top seed, Davenport reached the final for the fourth straight year. She was runner-up on each occasion to Venus Williams, who is not defending her title because of an abdominal injury has also withdrawn from next week's US Open.
"I think she was making a lot of errors when she set up," Davenport said of her opponents lack of consistency. "A lot of her balls were going long. I don't know if that was the heat or just the errors she was making. When I played her in April, she was just on fire. We would have great baseline rallies and she would hit a lot of winners. Today she just seemed a little bit off in that regard."
Dementieva was coming off a 6-1 6-1 rout of Cara Black of Zimbabwe in the quarter-finals on Thursday.
She was also playing in her second semi-final in two weeks after reaching the final four in Toronto last week and is projected to rise to No.11 on next weeks WTA singles rankings, her highest position since September 2001.
"I'm very glad to have this experience to play two semis before the Open," she said. "It's just very good preparation for me. Even though I lost today, I think I was doing the right thing on the court."
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