Wednesday, a she fell to No. 16 seed Kaia Kanepi in straight sets, even though she led 10-1 in head-to-head before the match."I am really delighted," said Kanepi, whose previous biggest victory came against then world No.6 Anna Chakvetadze at the French Open last spring. "It was my tactic to mix it up and it worked.
"I did get a bit tight and started thinking too much when I was 4-0 up in the second, but such things happen when you have the opportunity to beat such a top player. Thankfully, I managed to pull it back."
The Estonian will now face qualifier Elena Vesnina, who upsetted Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round, and won to No. 12 seed Dominika Cibulkova after the Slovak retired in the third set due to heat illness. The score was 46 61 60.
No. 6 seed Venus Williams succeeded in her match against No. 10 seed Alize Cornet, winning 63 62. The American will now face No. 4 seed Elena Dementieva, who ousted No. 14 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues 61 63.
No. 1 seed Serena Williams had to fight to win to China's No. 13 seed Jie Zheng, and she did win, with a score of 64 62.
No. 5 seed Vera Zvonareva won to No. 11 seed Marion Bartoli, when the Frenchwoman retired with blisters on both feet. The score was 5-2 to the Russian.
Virgine Razzano won her match to Daniela Hantuchova, 62 16 62.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Singles - Third Round
(1) Serena Williams (USA) d. (13) Zheng Jie (CHN) 64 62
(16) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. (3) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 62 75
(4) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (14) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 61 63
(5) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. (11) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 52 ret. (foot pain)
(6) Venus Williams (USA) d. (10) Alizé Cornet (FRA) 63 62
(8) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (LL) Camille Pin (FRA) 62 76(5)
(Q) Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. (12) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 46 61 40 ret. (heat illness)
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 62 16 62
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