Bali: Davenport trashes Daniilidou 62 62

:)

16 points straight to go up 6-2 in first set :yeah: :)

Great, video anyone???

In 45 minutes!!! :D :woohoo:

4 points lost on serve the ENTIRE match :banana: :drool:

Welcome back!!

Wow. :D

Welcome back, Linds. :hearts:

20/21 First serve points won (95%)
12/15 Second Serve point won (80%)
9 aces
No BP'S faced.

All in 45 mins. :woohoo:

Amazing stats from Lindsay :woohoo: 9 aces :D welcome back Linds :banana:

:hearts: :banana:

Linds :yeah: welcome back :hug:

Lindsay :worship:
9 aces

Two of the four points she lost on serve were double faults. Win Bali, Linds. :kiss:

LINDSAY!!! :woohoo: So happy to see you back on tour,and being seriously COMPETITIVE. :D

Nice match Lindsay :)

WOW!!! Szykuje się powrót w wielkim stylu :eek: :eek: :eek:

Good luck, Lindsay...

Lindsay :worship:
now take out Jelena Jankovic :devil:

I'm so happy!!!

She is back!!!!

AO'08, here we come!!! :woohoo:

:eek:

That's my GIRL!!!! You rock Lindsay!!!!! ALLEZ!!!!! Show them NO MERCY!!!!!

:sad: Eleni :hug: what a unlucky draw...

Woah, awesome. Go Lindsay!

Her odds weren't too great before the match. Now people know that she still has it :lol:

Go Lindsay! :)

:eek:!

Wow, I really didn't expect this :eek:

Lindsay :worship:

Welcome back Lindsay. What a stunning display from her :worship: :bigclap: . She will play the qualifier Julie Ditty in the 2nd round.

:woohoo: Brilliant :yeah:

Awesome!! Keep it up:worship:

Go Lindsay!!!

Wow, that's incredible! JJ will have her hands full.

i am happy that davenport is back (she is one of my favorite) but i wanted eleni to go to the 2nd round or at least have a nice match. at least eleni can treat that shoulder injury

Impressive performance from Lindsay. She served so well & won 95% on her 1st serve & 80% on her 2nd serve :eek: without facing break pt. keep it going Lindsay :yeah:

Wow, pictures/vids anyone? Amazing to see her coning back SO strongly :)

oh, wow, didn't expect this.

Amazing stats from Lindsay! I was just hoping for a win, glad to see her playing well so soon, just hope she can keep it up! Good luck Linds!

Jankovic vs Davenport QF :devil:

*DEATH* :haha: I predicted Lindzi would win 6-2 6-3 :rolls: :rolls: :rolls: Close enough so gimme a cookie :( :D.......headcaseEleni....:o

GO LINDS! Go for the tournament! :D

No, Eleni, that's not embarrassing :o

Good Job Lindsay!

lol crazy! poor eleni... she seemed to have been in such a good form :-/ well jeca lindsay will be interesting. i hope jelena will take avenge for her three losses to her especially for duby 05. ajde jeca.

In 45 minutes!!! :D :woohoo:

4 points lost on serve the ENTIRE match :banana: :drool:

Welcome back!!

OMFG! :eek:

Lindsay! :banana: Unbelievable :eek: Watch out Jelena :lol:

:banana:

So happy with this return. Win the tournament Lindsay. You totally deserve it. She is just a great player.

:eek: wow Lindsay
well done
what a comeback

WOW!:bigclap: Lindsay! Welcome back!

Welcome back, lil mama!! :hearts: Would be nice for her to take this title. :bounce: Go Linds!!!

:eek:

16 points in a row? :speakles:

:worship: Welcome back Lindsay :bowdown:

Impressive. :yeah:
How was Eleni playing though?

Wow! Great job Lindsay!

Impressive. :yeah:
How was Eleni playing though?

As much as happy about the win and how it was achieved. I want an answer that question too how did Eleni play? If it was Lindsay in the zone that's a scary thought for anyone else who's gota player, if she can keep it up or was it Elena playing like crap and Lindsay taking advantage of it?

:worship: Linds :)
I'm so happy you're back! :banana:
Good luck in 2R!

Thats incredible that she could have played that well

Lindsay :yeah:

woooohooow....awesome! way to go mum

Wow, Lindsay! :eek: :drool:

Lindsay :eek: :worship: So happy you're back :D
Jelena vs Lindsay :drool:

:yeah:

Impressive. :yeah:
How was Eleni playing though?


i heard that eleni has a shoulder injury!
but no matter what the problem was, eleni didnt deserve to lose like that!!!
hope she rests her shoulder (that means not playing doubles) and then go to the next tournament in china like nothing happened.
i hope daniel (her coach)does something about elenis serve!!!

:worship:


So glad she is back on tour :)

Wow. :D

Welcome back, Linds. :hearts:

ditts. :hearts:

yeah lindsey :bounce:

Wow, well done Lindsay now win the whole thing!

Impressive serving :D :yeah:

Like she never left. :D

Eleni :hug:

YES! Lindsay is back. I'm so pleased with this result. Davenport is back with a bang!

Big deal....ill wait til the Janky match before im convinced.

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heavy metal :eek::eek:

WONDERFUL NEWS!!!

(Kim, I hope you have heard this news as well)

:yeah:

welcome back lindsay :D :woohoo:

I hope Serena knows she can do well too after she delivers in May.

Lindsay,
:woohoo:

OMGOSH!!! Lindsay!!! I'm so happy! She's gonna have a great comeback. :hearts:

Lindsay :devil: :bounce: :banana:

Welcome back! :worship:

Good Job Lindsay! Welcome back!

i heard that eleni has a shoulder injury!
but no matter what the problem was, eleni didnt deserve to lose like that!!!
hope she rests her shoulder (that means not playing doubles) and then go to the next tournament in china like nothing happened.
i hope daniel (her coach)does something about elenis serve!!!:lol::sad:

Lindsay :worship:

Go Lindsay!! :hearts:

good to see you're back Lindsy :yeah:

Great to see that again! :worship:

:hearts: :rocker2:

omg so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOO!

The tower of power is back!! Go Lindsay!! :banana:

Lindsay :worship:

Great job Lindsay! Way to go!

:speakles: :eek: :worship: :bigclap: :yippee: :banana:

YEAH well done:yeah:

Welcome back Lindsay! :D

:worship: :worship: :worship:

but Eleni:sad:

:woohoo: :woohoo: She's back :D

I wouldn't be surprised if Lindsay plays a few extra tournaments this fall.
Quebec City looks like it would be perfect for Lindsay.

Anybody think that now that she has one child under her belt (so to speak), she'll play more freely (than in her 03-06 years), and possibly contend for large titles over the next 2 yrs. or so??

:eek: Wow!:worship:
Queen Lindsay!:yeah:

:eek: :worship:

Wow. I thought it would go to three sets.

I hope Serena knows she can do well too after she delivers in May.

:haha:

Congrats Lindsay :D

It is good to have Lindsay back on the tour.

some things never change
Thank you, Lindsay :kiss:

Lindsay :)

I'm so happy Lindsay not only won, but played well doing it! :worship:

Lindsay :worship:

oh my God , those stats on serve !! :eek: :drool:

congrats Lindsay :bounce: and welcome back ! :rocker: :D

Eleni :awww: :hug:

:yeah: :bounce:

woooooah...did NOT expect that. She might beat Jelena:eek: .

wow i thought it would be much closer :eek:
congrats linds :yeah:

Fantastic win for Lindsay! :D

LOL, welcome back Lindsay :worship:

Wow, welcome back Lindsay! We missed ya. :worship:

It's Lindsay, bitch :drool:.
What a beatdown.

Oh wow. She completely dispatched Eleni. Wow... Lindsay's back!

Wow, welcome back Lindsay :yeah:

LINDSAY:hearts: :hearts: :hearts:

amazing win, i never expected a so clearly match!!:worship: :worship:
unbelievable feeling to see Lindsay winning again!:wavey: :wavey: :hearts:

Oh my gosh! :eek:

I'm so happy for Lindsay! Nice comeback in single! :bounce:

Lindsay! :worship:

Yay! :bounce:

OMG Lindsay@!!!!!!!!!!!:hearts::hearts::hearts:

Hope Lindsay now climbs quickly in to top 20 before AO, other girls should watch out! 2008 will be so much more interesting now with Lindsay back! :worship:

I'm so happy to know Lindsay is back!!!! :woohoo:

Yay Lindsay :banana: Nobody's beating big mama :armed:

:woohoo:
Jelena it will be hard :)

Wow!

Wow, what a comeback... I´m really happy for her. :)

wow!! great job lindsay :D:D welcome back :yeah:

Great serving stats!

Amazing to see Lindsay back :worship:

shows a.) How good Davenport is
b.) How bad womens tennis in general still is

Hope Lindsay now climbs quickly in to top 20 before AO, other girls should watch out! 2008 will be so much more interesting now with Lindsay back! :worship:

I hope you're right. Maybe she can give some of these young girls a lesson on real talent.

Wow, the amazing depth in women's tennis! (Well given that Eleni isn't that great anymore, this isn't so much of a surprise, but this does not speak well to the depth of women's tennis. Mind you, I like having different grand slam winners in the women's game then Roger and Nadal winning them all).

expected..:yeah: well done lindssss

WOWOW :eek: congrats Lindsay!

It's like she has never been away!!

Congrats & Welcome back...I really miz yo :)

Damn Eleni, getting your ass kicked by a child's mother :lol: WTG Big Lindsay :yeah:

AMAZING ! :bolt:

Congratulations Lindsay ! :bowdown:

Lindsay is just flawless when coming back from a long lay-off. She comes back in just devastating form. So happy to see her doing well!

Big deal....ill wait til the Janky match before im convinced.

And what will that tell you? That Lindsay hasn't played on the tour in many months and she's bound to be rusty? Honestly, I don't see her beating Jelena...yet. But give her time. Don't base her whole comeback on her second match. That's not fair.

Lindsay:D:bounce:

:woohoo:

Great serving stats :hearts:

All I can say is WOW!!! I was bummed when I saw the draw..... I really did not expect Lindsay to win, as I saw an ailing Eleni push Sharapova to a first set tie break this summer....

No wonder LD wants to come back!!! CONGRATS!!!!!

This is amazing considering 3 months ago she had just given birth! I wonder how she trained for tennis afterwards? She must have super recovery skills.

welcome back Linds :bounce:

Damn...Some of these girls need to have babies and then come back...:eek:

well done Lindsay .
Lindsay is back!!!

LINDSAY!! :hearts:

Great job! BEAT DITTY AND THEN JELENA.

:tears: :hearts:

Poor Maria :sad:

As if she didn't get enough beatings from the Williams sisters and Ivanovic, now one of her nightmares have returned to tennis :tape:

:bounce: :bounce: You can only get better!

Poor Maria :sad:

As if she didn't get enough beatings from the Williams sisters and Ivanovic, now one of her nightmares have returned to tennis :tape:

Perhaps Lindsay spent her time off not only raising her child, but also baking a batch of bagels for Maria?

Perhaps Lindsay spent her time off not only raising her child, but also baking a batch of bagels for Maria?

Wouldn't that be fun to watch?

Poor Maria :sad:

As if she didn't get enough beatings from the Williams sisters and Ivanovic, now one of her nightmares have returned to tennis :tape:
Davenport only beat her once though.. in stunning fashion :lick:

AO 1R: Sharapova vs. Davenport

:drool:

Davenport only beat her once though.. in stunning fashion :lick:

AO 1R: Sharapova vs. Davenport

:drool:

700 points going down the sink :drool:

nice to see her back. hopefully she defeats jankovic in the qf (ditty should be no problem).

Great to see Lindsay winning like this :) ! Good day for her fans !

:eek:

16 points in a row? :speakles:

:worship: Welcome back Lindsay :bowdown:


No, it was 20 straight points! Davenport's strong comeback is incredible. She's long been one of my faves, but I would be cautious about what this match means in terms of long-term prospects for her. One of my persistent doubts about her is whether she had the mental strength to close out a match with top players (especially with Venus), particularly toward the latter stage of her career in the last few years. It will be interesting to see if having a baby will be beneficial to her peace of mind on the court. And, of course, we'll have to wait and see about her conditioning. At any rate, why not have it all, a family, a new baby, and tennis? Welcome back!

oh my god!!! i actually forgot about this match, bt whhat a beatdown! Gotta love u linds!!!

Good comeback Lindsay!

Wow, Lindsay's still got it.

So did Eleni get outplayed or did she just play a bad match herself? Perhaps just having Lindsay on the other side is still enough to intimidate players this early in her comeback.

OMG:eek:
Seriously I could never expect a better COMEBACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!The stats are truly amazing - 9 aces, 2dfs and 95% points won on 1st serve. Can't believe it's true:p

wow, that is impressive as hell for being out a year and just having a baby

Yess, she won, of course she would never lose on her comeback match...
Now Jelena will be in a lot of trouble!

Nice one Linds ;)

No doubt her serve alone will win most matches for her against non top 10 players.

Nice one, Linds! :yeah:

Anyone have info on the match?

Quite a statement.

Lindsay :eek: That is scary!!! :aparty:

I would like to see the video. Any one please...

Keep going and win Bali Lindz! :bounce:

Wow. :eek:

Welcome back, Lindsay. Get to the final of this (and lose to Patty, of course). :angel:

Welcome back, Lindsay! :hearts:
WTG!

:woohoo:
So happy to see Lindsay winning her first singles match in nearly a year. She's still got it.
Vintage serving by Lindsay :worship:

I'm so happy for her.
When I saw the score on teletext i was like,okay,quite an easy job..but the stats here,all those aces and strong serving made me even happier.So glad you're back,Lindsay!

Way to go!

and now it's time for Mary Pierce;) Mary!! Go her way!!

Wow! I wish I could have watched this! Congrats Lindsay! How great would it be if she can get to the final? :D

Davenport plays first singles match in almost 1 year, wins in straight sets
September 11, 2007

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) -- Lindsay Davenport's first singles match in nearly a year was a winning one Tuesday, an overpowering 6-2, 6-2 victory over fifth-seeded Eleni Daniilidou at the Bali Open.

Davenport, who played her last singles match in Beijing 51 weeks ago and then gave birth to son Jagger in June, withstood some early pressure but then took control.

The former top-ranked player won a remarkable 20 straight points after trailing 1-2 to win the first set. She then gave up four points in the first four games of the second set en route to the easy win.

"It did exceed my expectations," Davenport said. "I know that I can play good tennis, and I know that if I stay healthy and play well, I can do well."

Davenport said it will take awhile before she returns to top form.

"I'm still a little ways away," she said. "It's only been three months ... I still need to work on my movement around the court."

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Holy crap Linds is back!

Poor Maria :sad:

As if she didn't get enough beatings from the Williams sisters and Ivanovic, now one of her nightmares have returned to tennis :tape:

:haha: ;)

eleni :hug:

Davenport plays first singles match in almost 1 year, wins in straight sets
September 11, 2007

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) -- Lindsay Davenport's first singles match in nearly a year was a winning one Tuesday, an overpowering 6-2, 6-2 victory over fifth-seeded Eleni Daniilidou at the Bali Open.

Davenport, who played her last singles match in Beijing 51 weeks ago and then gave birth to son Jagger in June, withstood some early pressure but then took control.

The former top-ranked player won a remarkable 20 straight points after trailing 1-2 to win the first set. She then gave up four points in the first four games of the second set en route to the easy win.

"It did exceed my expectations," Davenport said. "I know that I can play good tennis, and I know that if I stay healthy and play well, I can do well."

Davenport said it will take awhile before she returns to top form.

"I'm still a little ways away," she said. "It's only been three months ... I still need to work on my movement around the court."

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070911/capt.sge.tgi18.110907134450.photo00.photo.default-359x512.jpg
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:lol:

nice to see her back. hopefully she defeats jankovic in the qf (ditty should be no problem).


we will see:cool:

thank goodness!

i missed you lindsay !!!
welcome back !!!

Absolutely awesome play from Lindsay! :bounce: :worship:

At one point, she won 20 straight points! :eek: :bowdown:

Good luck against Julie! :D

Eleni :hug:

credit lindsay but it is truly pathetic when a 30 something woman who recently gave birth to a child can just come back and beat a 20 something full time player so easily.

Lindsay :D :yeah:

Wonderful to see her back and winning :hearts:

credit lindsay but it is truly pathetic when a 30 something woman who recently gave birth to a child can just come back and beat a 20 something full time player so easily.


Nothing Pathetic if that 30 something player is Lindsay Davenport

:eek:

Congrats Lindsay! Great job! She actually might make this work. Can't wait for the match vs. Jelena.

ummmm 20 straight points...............damn Lindsay!!!!!! I'm so happy! :worship:

Nothing Pathetic if that 30 something player is Lindsay Davenport

to me, it would be equally pathetic if graf came back and thrashed some players -which i no doubt believe she could do.

it is pathetic because it shows how truly inferior many of these players are.

Lindsay! :D What an awesome first match back! Could've been a little nicer on Eleni ( :sad: ), though :eek:. Keep it up!

Good to see her back:D

Would be cool if we could have 2 mothers winning WTA titles this year:cool:

Owned! I knew Lindsay would win this in straights, but I expected it to be at least a little tougher.

Great comeback match! :hearts: Now keep going. She can so win this.

Go Lindsay!!! She got that first match under her now, go win the title!!!

Congratulations Lindsey. :bounce:

wow great first singles match from Lindsay. Eleni, Eleni, Eleni, you just started getting your results back up, don't fall so quick.

Wow Lindsay :eek: :bounce: Great result! I didn't think it would be that easy :lol:

:bowdown: AWESOME LINDS!!! :worship:

well thats my girl :bounce:
i hope she can get back to top 20 soon
and like others said aussie open here we come :devil:

:yeah: Lindsay!

Eleni cracked under the pressure of playing a legend.

I am so pleased. Tennis was so boring without Lindsay and Jen.

It will be very interesting to see how Jankovic could cope with Lindsay. If she loses we will know how weak the current No. 3 really is and that she, in my opinion anyway, doesn't deserve to be that high in the rankings. If Lindsay loses though, what I hope won't happen, it doesn't matter as it is her first tournament.

I really want to see Lindsay back full-time and in the Top 10 if not No. 1 where she belongs. :cool:

It will be very interesting to see how Jankovic could cope with Lindsay. If she loses we will know how weak the current No. 3 really is and that she, in my opinion anyway, doesn't deserve to be that high in the rankings.

That's OK...I'm sure if Jankovic wins, there'll be another loss sometime in her near future you could try to use to justify your opinion.

I don't need to justify my opinion. She is just up there because she plays every week. She gets her points due to the quantity of matches she plays. She has had some good wins and strong tournaments but just because she wins smaller tournaments doesn't mean she is a better player than other players who are currently behind her in the rankings such as the Williams sisters and Mauresmo. Playing loads of small tournaments and winning them worked for Martinez, why shouldn't it work for Jankovic...

She has had some good wins and strong tournaments but just because she wins smaller tournaments doesn't mean she is a better player than other players who are currently behind her in the rankings such as the Williams sisters and Mauresmo.

Since when are Charleston and Rome small tournaments? :rolleyes:

I don't need to justify my opinion. She is just up there because she plays every week. She gets her points due to the quantity of matches she plays. She has had some good wins and strong tournaments but just because she wins smaller tournaments doesn't mean she is a better player than other players who are currently behind her in the rankings such as the Williams sisters and Mauresmo. Playing loads of small tournaments and winning them worked for Martinez, why shouldn't it work for Jankovic...

I am so pleased. Tennis was so boring without Lindsay and Jen.

It will be very interesting to see how Jankovic could cope with Lindsay. If she loses we will know how weak the current No. 3 really is and that she, in my opinion anyway, doesn't deserve to be that high in the rankings. If Lindsay loses though, what I hope won't happen, it doesn't matter as it is her first tournament.

If you don't need to justify this opinion, then no revelation will hinge upon JJ losing to Lindsay. I won't go into the rest of it (such as how you might think Amelie should be ranked ahead of JJ right now based on the last 12 months)...it's a trite conversation.

oh what a load of crap.... the rankings dont always reflect ability. Lindsay isnt a 200 odd ranked player in reality.... Shes a top 25er at this point, with the cleanest strokes on tour. Its no shame losing to Davenport....after all she DID bagel sharapova. Too many people diss JJ. So what if she plays a lot?! shes a bloody good player, a lovely person and its nice to see some personality on the court for once!

nicely done Lindsay :worship:, goo and win this tournament ;)