Russia squeezes past Germany
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January 5, 2010, Tuesday
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IGOR Andreev and Elena Dementieva won their mixed doubles match over Germany to give Russia a 2-1 victory Monday at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia.
Andreev and Dementieva beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki and Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 7-6 (7) in the deciding mixed doubles in their opening match at the eight-country tournament at the Burwood Dome.
Earlier, Andreev beat Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 to level the match after Lisicki beat Dementieva 6-4, 6-1 to give Germany an early 1-0 lead.
Britain, led by No. 4 Andy Murray, played Kazakhstan in a late Group B match.
It was Andreev's eighth win in a row over Kohlschreiber.
"I don't know, maybe it's the kind of style of his play that is more comfortable for me," Andreev said.
"Hopefully it continues like this with Philipp. It was a really tough match for both of us. We played some good points and I'm really happy to start the year with victory."
Dementieva was outplayed by Lisicki and wasn't helped by her poor serving with 10 double faults.
Dementieva struggled to counter Lisicki's return of serve and the German said that part of her game had been a big focus recently.
"I've been working on it and it's getting better and better," Lisicki said. "It's great to have a weapon like that."
Meanwhile, at the Auckland Classic in New Zealand, Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer overcame the stigma of a drug suspension and shook out any rust from an enforced two-month layoff to advance to the second round.
The world number 16 was granted a wild card into the Auckland event when a Belgian court last month lifted a year-long ban that had been imposed after she fell foul of her country's anti-doping body's "whereabouts rule."
"I was really happy to play," the US Open semifinalist said yesterday after dispatching unseeded German Julia Goerges 6-3, 7-5.
"It's been a tough time for me so it was really nice for me to be on court again and compete."
Top seed Flavia Pennetta also advanced to the second round by cruising past American Jill Craybas 6-2, 6-4.
Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm, who turns 40 in September, produced the first major upset of the tournament when she defeated Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-1, 6-2.
Slovakians Dominika Cibulkova and Magdalena Rybarikova also advanced after beating Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru 6-0, 6-3 and Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-2, 6-3 respectively.
Andreev and Dementieva beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki and Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 7-6 (7) in the deciding mixed doubles in their opening match at the eight-country tournament at the Burwood Dome.
Earlier, Andreev beat Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 to level the match after Lisicki beat Dementieva 6-4, 6-1 to give Germany an early 1-0 lead.
Britain, led by No. 4 Andy Murray, played Kazakhstan in a late Group B match.
It was Andreev's eighth win in a row over Kohlschreiber.
"I don't know, maybe it's the kind of style of his play that is more comfortable for me," Andreev said.
"Hopefully it continues like this with Philipp. It was a really tough match for both of us. We played some good points and I'm really happy to start the year with victory."
Dementieva was outplayed by Lisicki and wasn't helped by her poor serving with 10 double faults.
Dementieva struggled to counter Lisicki's return of serve and the German said that part of her game had been a big focus recently.
"I've been working on it and it's getting better and better," Lisicki said. "It's great to have a weapon like that."
Meanwhile, at the Auckland Classic in New Zealand, Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer overcame the stigma of a drug suspension and shook out any rust from an enforced two-month layoff to advance to the second round.
The world number 16 was granted a wild card into the Auckland event when a Belgian court last month lifted a year-long ban that had been imposed after she fell foul of her country's anti-doping body's "whereabouts rule."
"I was really happy to play," the US Open semifinalist said yesterday after dispatching unseeded German Julia Goerges 6-3, 7-5.
"It's been a tough time for me so it was really nice for me to be on court again and compete."
Top seed Flavia Pennetta also advanced to the second round by cruising past American Jill Craybas 6-2, 6-4.
Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm, who turns 40 in September, produced the first major upset of the tournament when she defeated Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-1, 6-2.
Slovakians Dominika Cibulkova and Magdalena Rybarikova also advanced after beating Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru 6-0, 6-3 and Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-2, 6-3 respectively.
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