Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Mom moves on

Lindsay Davenport just took care of Alisa Kleybanova in two sets, 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the third round. She'll face No. 12 seed Marion Bartoli.

Not a ton of upsets in Davenport's quarter of the draw, save for No. 8 Vera Zvonareva going down in the second round. Bartoli would be the highest seed for Davenport to face until the quarterfinals, where No. 2 Jelena Jankovic could await.

Up next on Arthur Ashe is Roddick-Santoro. Roddick clearly has the advantage here, hoping to prove that his decision to stay at home rather than go to Beijing could prove beneficial for the Open, the site of his lone Grand Slam win. Roddick desperately needs another Slam win to bolster his career standing.

Santoro, though, is no pushover, as James Blake learned last year in the second round. Blake won his first career five-setter when he defeated Santoro in an epic night match a year ago at Ashe. Santoro, 35, though sometimes the oldest player in the draw, is creative and can tire players with his crafty slices and two-handed finesse shots. We'll see if Roddick can crack a few 150mph-ers to keep him at bay.

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