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| Hingis tops Sanchez-Vicario again Associated Press | |||
ROME -- Top-seeded Martina Hingis extended her mastery over
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario with a smashing 6-3, 6-1 victory in the
quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Friday.
The victory was Hingis' 17th in 18 meetings against
Sanchez-Vicario.
Joining Hingis in Saturday's semifinals are No. 3 Conchita
Martinez, No. 4 Amelie Mauresmo and No. 14 Jelena Dokic.
Martinez, who will face her doubles partner Dokic in the semis,
defeated Italy's Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-3. Dokic beat South
Africa's Joannette Kruger 6-2, 7-6 (5), with the Yugoslav youngster
rallying from a 4-1 deficit in the second set.
Martinez has won all five meetings against Dokic.
The hard-hitting 18-year-old Dokic squandered three match points
before winning the tiebreaker against Kruger.
Mauresmo fought back from poor starts in both sets for a 6-4,
7-5 victory over Argentina's Paola Suarez on the Foro Italico's red
clay.
The 21-year-old Mauresmo came back from 4-0 down in the first
set and 5-2 in the second.
"I had trouble getting into the match," Mauresmo said. "You
know they say it's good to win even when you don't play well. And
that was the case today."
After the match, Mauresmo said she's been playing the best
tennis of her career this season. She came into the Italian Open
after winning her fourth title of the year at last week's German
Open, where she beat Jennifer Capriati in a three-set final.
Later this month, Mauresmo will try to follow the example of
Mary Pierce, who last year was the first Frenchwoman to win the
French Open title since 1967.
"The last couple of months, I've been playing better than I
ever have," she said. "It's all coming together."
Hingis said she was trying to hit her top form while conserving
energy.
"That's why I tried to keep it as short as possible tonight,"
she said after the 62-minute match against Sanchez-Vicario. "This
is the biggest part of the season."
Mauresmo beat Hingis last week in the semifinals at the German
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ALSO SEE Friday's results Hingis cruises into quarterfinals at Italian Open | |
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