Davenport eclipses Venus

ZURICH, OCT 18: New world No 1 Lindsay Davenport won the battle of the women's big guns, successfully defending her crown from second-see...

ZURICH, OCT 18: New world No 1 Lindsay Davenport won the battle of the women’s big guns, successfully defending her crown from second-seed Venus Williams in the all-American final of the $1 million European Championships.

Combining experience with physical force, Davenport overcame her younger compatriot 7-5, 6-3 in 73 minutes, becoming the first women’s player to capture six titles this year.

“Definitely when I became No 1 there was more pressure and incentive to win the tournament,” said Davenport, who last week brought to an end Martina Hingis’s 80 week stay at the top of the rankings.

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The win extends Davenport’s five year winning streak in Switzerland to 17 victories. The American has not dropped a set for the past two years at the Zurich tournament.

The race for the end-of-year No 1 ranking is still very much on, with Davenport holding a 396-point lead over Hingis, and the two scheduled to play in Philadelphia and the Chase Championships before the year’s end.

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