Mauresmo on cruise control
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ByEurosport
Published 31/10/2004 at 14:32 GMT
What a difference a day makes. Twenty-four hours ago, Amelie Mauresmo battled through a semi-final match against Serbian Jelena Jankovic in three sets. On Sunday in the Linz final, the Frenchwoman famed for her mental frailties on the big stage swept to a
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Mauresmo's fourth title of the year, secured in little over an hour, follows on from silverware in Berlin, Rome and Montreal.
Bovina, seeded ninth at the Austrian event, had edged a desperately tight semi-final against compatriot Nadia Petrova 6-3 4-6 7-6 on Saturday and looked to have nothing left for the final.
Mauresmo was ranked as the world's top player for five weeks following the U.S. Open, but lost the top spot in the women's game to American Lindsay Davenport.
"Amelie played a perfect match today," said Bovina, afterwards.
"Everything I had planned to do worked out, which made things very easy for me," Mauresmo said.
The 25-year-old is scheduled to play in Philadelphia, next week, as the tournament's top seed.
Mauresmo will be competing in the season-ending WTA Championships in Los Angeles that begin Nov. 8, which you can follow on Eurosport TV and eurosport.com/co.uk.
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