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Li Na rattles Davenport in narrow loss
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-08-31 09:20
NEW YORK, Aug 30 - American world number one Lindsay Davenport carved out a
6-4 6-4 victory over hard-hitting Li Na of China to reach the second round of
the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
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| Lindsay Davenport of the U.S. hits a return to Li Na of China
during their match at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York, August
30, 2005. [Reuters] | Coming off victory at last
week's New Haven Open, the second-seeded Davenport was not at her sharpest
against 23-year-old Li, whose deep groundstrokes kept the American at bay and
she staved off three match points before succumbing.
Davenport, the 1998 U.S. Open champion and runner-up at this year's
Australian Open and Wimbledon, finally prevailed with an ace and two more
service winners after Li fought back to earn a break point in the last game.
Davenport, 29, will next play either Pauline Parmentier of France or
Antonella Serra Zanetti of Italy.
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