Tennis: Davenport wins in return to Key Biscayne
By STEVEN WINE
AP Sports Writer
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Lindsay Davenport played her first match at Key Biscayne in five years today and needed only an hour to win.
Seeded 32nd, Davenport lost just six service points — none in the second set — and beat Camille Pin 6-2, 6-1 at the Sony Ericsson Open.
Davenport skipped the tournament for several years, and left the WTA Tour in late 2006 to have a baby. The three-time Grand Slam champion rejoined the tour last summer and is 16-3 this year, with two titles.
No. 10 Elena Dementieva reached the third round by beating Kateryna Bondarenko 6-0, 6-4, while No. 18 Sybille Bammer swept Tathiana Garbin 6-2, 6-2. Seeded players had first-round byes.
On the men's side, Ivo Karlovic remains winless at Key Biscayne, even though he keeps coming close. The 19th-seeded Karlovic lost to Julien Benneteau, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Karlovic has played in the event the past five years, losing his opening match every time. He has gone to a third-set tiebreaker each of the past three years, and his latest defeat came despite 21 aces.
No. 14-seeded Tommy Robredo, No. 26 Philipp Kohlschreiber and No. 29 Fernando Verdasco also lost.
Robredo was eliminated by Dudi Sela 7-6 (5), 6-1. Kohlschreiber lost to Simone Bolelli 6-4, 6-3. Verdasco was beaten by Janko Tipsarevic 6-4, 7-6 (4).
No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost serve only once and rallied past Jurgen Melzer 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-1.
