Davis takes down Keys as Djokovic batters Rosol
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March 24, 2013, Sunday
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WITH an ankle injury forcing two-time champion Victoria Azarenka to withdraw from the Sony Open on Friday, Lauren Davis quickly went from lucky loser to lucky winner.
Given a spot in the draw because Azarenka pulled out, Davis took advantage of shaky play by fellow American Madison Keys in the decisive tiebreaker to win their second-round match 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (7) in Key Biscayne, Florida.
Davis trailed 6-3 in the tiebreaker and then saved three match consecutive points, all on unforced errors by Keys.
This was Davis' first victory at Key Biscayne, and the 19-year-old barely made the tournament. She learned at 10am that Azarenka had quit, and an hour later was playing on the stadium court.
"I didn't care if I won or lost," she said. "I just was so grateful for the opportunity to play."
Jamie Hampton lost to No. 20-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
China's Zheng Jie lost 6-3, 6-1 to Nadia Petrova, the 11th seed, of Russia.
In men's play, two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic beat qualifier Lukas Rosol 6-1, 6-0 in 52 minutes. The match was the first for the No. 1-ranked Djokovic since his 22-match winning streak came to an end against Juan Martin del Potro last week in the Indian Wells semifinals.
No. 5 del Potro lost a match against Tobias Kamke of Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
The 26-year-old Kamke advanced to the third round of a Masters 1000 event for the first time.
No. 3 David Ferrer advanced by walkover when qualifier Dmitry Tursunov withdrew with acute gastroenteritis. Wild card James Blake beat No. 24-seeded Julien Benneteau 6-2, 6-3.
Given a spot in the draw because Azarenka pulled out, Davis took advantage of shaky play by fellow American Madison Keys in the decisive tiebreaker to win their second-round match 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (7) in Key Biscayne, Florida.
Davis trailed 6-3 in the tiebreaker and then saved three match consecutive points, all on unforced errors by Keys.
This was Davis' first victory at Key Biscayne, and the 19-year-old barely made the tournament. She learned at 10am that Azarenka had quit, and an hour later was playing on the stadium court.
"I didn't care if I won or lost," she said. "I just was so grateful for the opportunity to play."
Jamie Hampton lost to No. 20-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
China's Zheng Jie lost 6-3, 6-1 to Nadia Petrova, the 11th seed, of Russia.
In men's play, two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic beat qualifier Lukas Rosol 6-1, 6-0 in 52 minutes. The match was the first for the No. 1-ranked Djokovic since his 22-match winning streak came to an end against Juan Martin del Potro last week in the Indian Wells semifinals.
No. 5 del Potro lost a match against Tobias Kamke of Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
The 26-year-old Kamke advanced to the third round of a Masters 1000 event for the first time.
No. 3 David Ferrer advanced by walkover when qualifier Dmitry Tursunov withdrew with acute gastroenteritis. Wild card James Blake beat No. 24-seeded Julien Benneteau 6-2, 6-3.
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