INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport beat
Anne-Gaelle Sidot of France 6-4, 6-4 Sunday in the third round of
the Tennis Masters Series.
|  | | Lindsay Davenport had trouble closing out the second set, but rebounded to oust Anne-Gaelle Sidot in straight sets. |
Third-seeded Venus Williams and seventh-seeded Serena Williams
also advanced to the round of 16.
Davenport had trouble closing out the match and lost her serve
at 5-3 in the second set. She put it all together in her next
service game and sealed the win.
"She's a difficult player to play against. Any time you play a
lefty, that's always a little bit awkward to return," Davenport
said. "She hits the ball very hard and very low with no spin.
Sometimes that's hard to control."
Venus Williams struggled in her match against Cara Black of
Zimbabwe before prevailing 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.
"I just really got away from my game plan, basically," Venus
Williams said. "I wasn't playing by best before that time. I guess
all that matters is I was able to recover."
Serena Williams breezed to a straight set victory over Gala Leon
Garcia of Spain 6-3, 6-1.
According to the draw, the Williams sisters could face each
other in the semifinals. The sisters have squared off five times
with Venus leading the series 4-1. Davenport is also in the same
half of the draw and could meet Serena in the quarterfinals and
Venus in the semis.
The $2.05 million women's tournament will continue for another
week, while the men's $2.45 million competition starts Monday at
the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
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