Lisicki goes down to Bammer
NBTA student Sabine Lisicki fell to Sybille Bammer 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(5) in the second round at Berlin earlier today. Lisicki had upset #14 Shahar Peer in the first round and had she beaten Bammer she would have gotten to play #2 Ana Ivanovic. Lisicki saved 14 of 20 break points and converted on 7 of her 11 break opportunities, but it wasn’t enough to get by Bammer. This is another solid result for the 18-year old Lisicki, as she heads into her first career French Open.
Top-seeded Justine Henin won her first match since she lost in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams at Miami earlier today. Henin beat Yung-Jan Chan 6-0, 6-2 and will play #13 Dinara Safina in the third round. Henin is 5-0 against Safina in her career, including two wins over her on clay.
Also winning were #2 Ana Ivanovic and #4 Jelena Jankovic. Ivanovic beat Akgul Amanmuradova 7-6(0), and 6-2 and Jankovic downed Shuai Peng 7-5, 6-0. As I mentioned before, Ivanovic will face Sybille Bammer while Jankovic will take on Maria Kirilenko.
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