Kournikova and Capriati Crash Out
by Prip
Day four went routinely with the men, the only surprise being Georg
Bastl winning against Arnaud Clement 5-7 6-2 6-2. Sebastien Grosjean,
Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt all got through to the quarterfinals
without too much fuss. The women, however, lost a couple of their
stars. Anna Kournikova looked totally out of whack on court, spraying
the ball everywhere, and surprising Corina Morariu with the ease in
which she was winning the match. Corina, playing in only her twelfth
match since her elbow injury, played her shots well, as she had in
her previous match, and didn't have to do too much to win 6-2 6-1.
Anna hurried off the court, signing a minimum of autographs, and went
off to prepare for her doubles match, which she would win 6-2 4-6 7-5
with Barbara Schett against Nicole Pratt and Meghann Shaughnessy.
The other surprise of the day was Lisa Raymond, who took out Jennifer
Capriati in three sets. Lisa had won their last encounter in
Birmingham, although that was on grass, and was well prepared for the
match. The two had practiced together a lot, especially for Fed Cup,
and Lisa knew what she had to do. She took her chances, made the
gamble and it paid off. The Pennsylvanian serve-and-volleyed her way
to a 2-6 6-3 7-5 victory, aided by 10 double-faults from Jennifer.
Lindsay Davenport, Martina Hingis and Serena Williams got through
comfortably. There were times when Martina found herself in
trouble against Kim Clijsters, but Wednesday proved an altogether
unexciting day at the Sydney International Tennis Centre.
Women's Singles second round
- Martina Hingis (1) def. Kim Clijsters 6-4 6-4
- Serena Williams (5) def. Brie Rippner (Q) 6-1 6-2
- Corina Morariu def. Anna Kournikova (6) 6-2 6-1
- Amelie Mauresmo def. Amanda Coetzer (7) 7-5 7-5
- Lisa Raymond def. Jennifer Capriati (8) 2-6 6-3 7-5
- Lindsay Davenport (2) def. Barbara Schett 6-3 6-3
Men's Singles second round
- Georg Bastl (Q) def. Arnaud Clement (5) 5-7 6-2 6-2
- Sebastien Grosjean (6) def. Christophe Rochus (Q) 3-6 6-4 6-1
- Roger Federer def. Marc Rosset 6-1 6-2
- Fabrice Santoro def. Gianluca Pozzi 7-5 7-5
- Lleyton Hewitt (2) def. Andrew Ilie 6-4 6-1
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