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Davenport Back! Dokic and Seles Get Through

Lindsay Davenport made an impressive return to the WTA tour knocking off Stanford Grad, Anne Kremer 6-3 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic. Though Davenport insists she'll need several weeks to get back in top shape after nine months off the tour following knee surgery, her opponents, including Kremer suspect she's already there.

"She looked great," Kremer said. "It's hard to play when somebody is overpowering you all the time. I thought she was pretty close to her top level."

After losing her serve early, Davenport roared back routinely cracking serves of over 105 mph.. She won 16 straight points to open the second set and take control of the match.

"I was really excited before I got out there," Davenport said. "Win or lose, it was huge progress to get back on the court. It was a great evening -- one of the best I've had in a long time."

Davenport received a special injury exemption to take the second seeding in the Bank of the West, where she won in 1998 and 1999.

Other Matches

Jelena Dokic recovered from a shaky start to beat former doubles partner Conchita Martinez 1-6 6-0 6-1 at Stanford. Dokic dropped the first set in just fifteen minutes winning only one game before storming back to take twelve of the next thirteen to close out the match.

"I didn't run in the first set," Dokic said. "I wasn't in the match at all."

Dokic beat Martinez at Sarasota, Hamburg, and Roland Garros, and now tacks on a victory at the Bank of the West.

In windy conditions, Monica Seles, fought through an erratic serve and a tenacious opponent, Tamarine Tanasugarn, a Thai, whose court coverage caused problems for her Seles..

"It was a very tough match in tough conditions for me," Seles said. "I'm happy I started playing better in the third set, but it really could have gone either way."

Results

[7] Daja Bedanova (CZE) def. Tatiana Panova (RUS) (6-3, 6-4)

[5] Jelena Dokic (YUG) def. Conchita Martinez (ESP) (1-6, 6-0, 6-1)

[2] Lindsay Davenport (USA) def. Anne Kremer (LUX) (6-3, 6-0)

Jelena Jankovic (YUG) def. Sarah Taylor (USA) (6-1, 6-1)

[3] Monica Seles (USA) def. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) (6-4, 3-6, 6-1)

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