[新聞] Hantuchova forced to fight hard

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Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 By Leigh Rogers Crowd favourite Daniela Hantuchova moved into the third round of the Australian Open women's singles championship with a hard-fought win on Wednesday. The no.21 seed needed two hours and 29 minutes to put away Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko on Margaret Court Arena, prevailing 4-6 6-4 6-3. “I'm just really glad to get through,” Hantuchova said. “I don't think I played my best tennis at all, but it is always important to find a way to win when you're not feeling great. I was pleased with the way I kept fighting. I started to do a little better in the third set but obviously I would have loved to play much better today.” Hantuchova, seeded for an 11th consecutive year at the tournament, started slowly. Tsurenko secured an early break, helped by four unforced errors and two unsuccessful challenges from Hantuchova in the opening game. Hantuchova, with some powerful hitting off both wings, broke back immediately. Both players were struggling on serve. It took until the seventh game for either player to hold, with Hantuchova eventually put a stop to the streak of breaks to move in front, 4-3. From there the set belonged to Tsurenko, who won the next three games to take the set 6-4. Tsurenko broke in the first game of the second set, leaving Hantuchova on the back foot. Hantuchova kept fighting, mixing up her game to move Tsurenko around the court to secure the break back in the next game. In a fashion similar to the first set, neither player could hold serve early. Unforced errors continued to flow off the racquet of Hantuchova and frustration grew for the Slovakian. Like the first set, it was Hantuchova who was first to hold serve, doing so in the seventh game. But this time Hantuchova made it count, breaking Tsurenko in the next game to take a 5-3 lead. Hantuchova had two set points in the ninth game, but Tsurenko saved both and broke. The Ukrainian's struggle on serve continued, allowing Hantuchova to break and take the set 6-4. Tsurenko broke in the opening game of the third set, but Hantuchova showed experience and composure to fight back and win the next four games. Unforced errors were hurting Tsurenko, who was treated for blisters on her hand during a change of end mid-way through the final set. In the end Hantuchova had too much class. She served out the third set 6-3, sealing a place in the third round with a backhand passing shot winner. Hantuchova now meets defending champion and no. 11 seed Kim Clijsters. The pair met in the semi-finals in Brisbane earlier this month, where Clijsters was forced to retire with a hip injury while ahead 7-6(4) 1-3. “I'm really looking forward to the match,” Hantuchova said. “I've got nothing to lose. She is the favourite and the champion and I really have so much respect for her game. “There is so much history between us. We grew up together and know each other's games so well. I know I'll have my chances if I play well. To play against a player like her I'll have to raise my level and I'm ready to do that.” -- https://www.facebook.com/a881028 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 122.120.96.153