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| October 12, 2002 | Saturday | Sha'aban 5, 1423 |
Hantuchova ends Stevenson’s run
FILDERSTADT (Germany), Oct 11: Daniela Hantuchova ended the run of American qualifier Alexandra Stevenson with a crushing 6-1 6-2 victory in the quarter-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Friday.
Stevenson, who stunned top seed Jennifer Capriati in the previous round, hit 11 double-faults, with four of those coming in just one game, and she never found her rhythm against a steady opponent.
Stevenson’s second double-fault allowed the eighth seed Slovak to break for 2-0, and some good returns from Hantuchova earned another break for 4-0.
Stevenson eventually held with an ace in the sixth game, and took advantage of two double-faults from Hantuchova to break for a 2-0 lead in the second set. But that was the only weak game from Hantuchova, who then took the next six games for an easy victory.
Swiss qualifier Myriam Casanova was also unable to follow up her second round upset of fourth seed Justine Henin when she was beaten 6-2 6-3 by Elena Dementieva.
The Russian sped to a 4-0 lead in the opening set as she opened up some winning angles in the hard-hitting baseline rallies.
Results: (prefix number denotes seeding):
5-Amelie Mauresmo (France) beat Tatiana Panova (Russia) 6-3 6-4; 6-Kim Clijsters (Belgium) beat 2-Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) 4-6 6-3 6-4; Elena Dementieva (Russia) beat Myriam Casanova (Switzerland) 6-2 6-3; 8-Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) beat Alexandra Stevenson (U.S.) 6-1 6-2
VIENNA: Fourth seed Carlos Moya held his nerve to beat American James Blake 7-6 3-6 6-1 Friday and secure a ticket into the last four of the indoor CA Trophy.
The Spaniard needed to summon all his grit and determination to fight off an upset by the unseeded American.
The energy-sapping battle was marked by long exchanges with Moya stuck at the baseline trying to pass Blake at the net.
The New Yorker from Yonkers won his service games with more ease and pounced whenever Moya’s booming first serve deserted him.
Quarterfinal results: 6-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Bohdan Ulihrach (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-3; 5-Jiri Novak (Czech Republic) beat Juergen Melzer (Austria) 6-4 6-2; 4-Carlos Moya (Spain) beat James Blake (U.S.) 7-6 (7-4) 3-6 6-1; Andrei Pavel (Romania) beat Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 6-3 7-6 (7-2)—Reuters
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