AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Cool As Ice - 網球

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Cool As Ice
16/01/2006:

On a late afternoon Australian summer Monday, Justine defeated Poland's Marta
Domachowska 6-2 6-1 in 63 minutes. In a day that featured the huge upset of
Venus Williams earlier on Vodafone Arena, the Belgian 4x grand slam champion
stayed focused, and cool as ice.

Justine's first match in Melbourne, since her victory on finals day back in
2004, has been a smooth success. Today there were no signs of jagged early
round play that drives supporters on end with nerves. Instead, Justine played
surgical percision tennis. Domachowska lacked the creative shot options to
make any designs in the match, opting to hit everything with the same pace or
patterns.

The first, and second set seemed virtually identical. The young Polish player
is a good striker of the ball, yet was unable to win breakpoints, nor points
that weren't unforced errors from the Belgian's Wilson stick. Domachowska was
too inconsistent throughout the match in earning points. There were good
shots then weak errors.


Final Score: 6-2 6-1 in 63 minutes


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