1/22/2001
Davenport Defeats Clijsters
Nearly three dozen unforced errors proved to be Kim Clijsters's undoing as she slumped to a disappointing 6-4 6-0 loss to defending champion Lindsay Davenport on Day 7 [of the Australian Open].
While she managed to fend off 10 of the 14 break points held against her, Clijsters didn't take advantage of her lone break opportunity on Davenport's serve.
The world No.2 blasted 21 winners and won 81% of points on her first serve to earn a quarterfinal showdown against Anna Kournikova or Barbara Rittner.
**Match Facts**
·Match duration: 56 minutes
·Davenport: held 14 break points on Clijsters's serve, converting four
·Clijsters: won 27% of points on first serve in second set
·Davenport: advances to the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park for the fourth consecutive year
·Clijsters: equalled her Grand Slam best performance of 1999 Wimbledon, which was her first-ever major
·Davenport: meets the winner of the Anna Kournikova v Barbara Rittner fourth round match
·Clijsters: one of the most improved players on the Sanex WTA Tour in 2000, moving up the rankings from No.47 to No.18
·Davenport: apart from her injury-plagued Roland Garros campaign in 2000, has not lost before the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam since 1997 Wimbledon [second round]
·Davenport: playing in her 34th consecutive Grand Slam
-Australian Open
~Clijsters City
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