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I hung in there, played some good points and found myself in a third set. Her level went down in the third set and I was hitting the ball much cleaner then. To play her here in the first match is probably the most difficult draw I could have had, so I’m glad to get through it.

Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport

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