AUSTRALIAN OPEN: On A Mission - 網球

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN: On A Mission
22/01/2006:

On mission to enter the quarterfinals; Justine defeated Spain's Virginia
Ruano-Pascual 6-0 6-3 in 72 minutes under a closed roof at Vodafone Arena
with the EHP invoked for Sunday's over 40C temperatures. Justine will next
clash with #1 seed Lindsay Davenport on Tuesday.

This 4th round match could have been played outdoors today, but the weather
forecasters warned of extreme temperatures in the 40 C range on Sunday. Rod
Laver, and Vodafone matches begun with retractable roofs closed. This was
Justine's fourth meeting with the Spanish veteran Virginia Ruano-Pascual. The
Spaniard started out on serve, but broken immediately by the Belgian.
Ruano-Pascual is an excellent volleyer, the number #2 doubles player on the
WTA rankings, and holder of many grand slam doubles titles, but she was
unable to fight in the first set. Justine's hyper-aggressive singles game was
razor edge sharp. Justine shredded the first set 6-0 in 26 minutes.

Ruano Pascual played a less conservative second set, utilizing her natural
volley talents. She held her service games with all court play. Entertaining
work from both players, but Justine's flowing elegant backhands, and
forehands took her higher. The Belgian broke the Spaniard from 4-3, and
served for the match. 6-4 on Justine's first matchpoint in 46 minutes.
Today's mission completed.


Final Score: 6-0 6-4 in 1 hr and 12 minutes


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