Hantuchova Eliminates American Qualifier
It was payback time for Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova as she ousted qualifier
Marissa Irvin of the United States, 7-6 (3), 6-3 in a first-round Acura Classic
match.
When these two players met earlier this year,Irvin came away with a hard-fought
victory in a third-set tiebreaker.
Things were different on Monday afternoon on Stadium Court at the La Costa
Resort and Spa as Hantuchova erased Irvin’s 5-2 first-set lead and eventually
won the set in a tiebreaker.
In the second set, the Slovak scored a key service break to take a 5-3 lead.
Hantuchova served for the match and after going to deuce twice, she hit a
perfectly placed sliced drop shot for a winner to reach her second match point.
Irvin approached the net and hit a forehand volley back to Hantuchova who
ripped a backhand crosscourt passing shot to win the match.
“At the beginning she was playing really well, not missing a ball,”
Hantuchova said. “It was very difficult but I just hung in there.”
○Hantuchova advances to the Acura Classic second round where she will meet
seventh-seeded Svetlana of Russia.
○Hantuchova is now 1-1 in career meetings with Irvin. In their only previous
meeting, Irvin defeated Hantuchova 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) earlier this year in
Indian Wells.
○Hantuchova is ranked 34 in the world.
○Hantuchova’s 2004 match record improves to 15-14.
○This is Hantuchova’s third career Acura Classic appearance. In 2002, she
lost to Ai Sugiyama in the second round when she was given a point penalty on
match point. She reached the quarterfinals in 2003 before losing to Nadia
Petrova of Russia.
○Irvin is ranked 85 in the world.
○This was the second consecutive year Irvin had qualified for the main draw. This year in qualifying, she defeated Lioudmila Skavronskaia of Russia, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4 and Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand, 6-3, 6-2.
○Irvin was making her fourth Acura Classic appearance.
○Irvin’s 2004 match record falls to 29-14.
○Irvin has reached the third round of the French Open the past two years.
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