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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7841385.stm (second round)
Anna is coming off a 2008 in which she slumped from #6 to #18 following a traumatic ordeal in December 2007 in which she was tied up by housebreakers, although she did manage to win Paris, and to reach the semi-finals of Rome, fourth round of Wimbledon and the New Haven final. But her win/loss record was only 28:23.
Anna beat Sania Mirza 6-4 6-4 as Team Russia reached the final of the Hong Kong exhibition, and her 7-6 6-3 loss to Venus Williams there was encouraging, considering that Williams thrashed #1 Jelena Jankovic and #7 Vera Zvonar�va both 6-2 6-2 in that tournament!
Less encouraging was Anna's 3-6 6-4 6-4 loss to Gisela Dulko in another rubber of the Hong Kong final (Team Americas beat Team Russia 4:1), and then her 7-6 1-6 7-5 loss to #44 Carla Su�rez Navarro in the first round of Hobart - after leading 5-2 in the third set!
I feel that 2009 is the time for Anna to reestablish herself as the force that reached #5 in the world after reaching the US Open 2007 semi-finals. Her kind of class is permanent, her slump isn't a career-wrecking slump like some in women's tennis, and at the age of 21, she still has plenty of time to get back on track. Technically, it's mainly a matter of cutting out the unforced errors that plagued her in 2008.
2009 Australian Open - Women's Breakdown - Top 10 and Others to Watch
Nick Bollettieri (Friday 16th January 2009)
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Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 128 lbs.
D.O.B.: 5th March 1987
Turned Pro: 2003
Current Ranking: #18
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
2008 Titles: Paris
2008 Australian Open: Third round
Nick's Thoughts:
Chakvetadze experienced some crazy stuff off the court, which I am sure contributed to her so-so year in 2008. She has to control her emotions, focus on her game, and believe she can do it. She has been as high as #6 in the world, so the talent is there. Hopefully we will see the best of her in 2009!
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Anna has an interesting first-round match against #53 Anne Keothavong. What makes me nervous is that Keothavong is English, like me. No member of my Eternal Fanship has ever lost to a player from the British Isles, but it's not easy to be surrounded by people and media who believe that Keothavong can beat a slumping Anna! It would be very embarrassing for me if Anna lost after I have told these people that they are wrong.
I'm surprised by the progress that 25-year-old Keothavong has made in the last year. When I watched her play at Wimbledon a few years ago, I never thought she was a world-class talent, but she had an impressive 2008, winning four ITF tournaments (Capriolo, Jounieh, Barnstaple and Krak�w). She also played in several WTA tournaments, and reached the third round of the US Open. Her win/loss record for 2008 was 52:28.
Keothavong has also had an impressive start to 2009, reaching the quarter-finals of Auckland with a win over Carla Su�rez Navarro (who would beat Anna at Hobart), and advancing by retirement to the semi-finals, where she lost 6-7 6-1 7-5 to Elena Vesnina. She upset #25 �gnes Sz�vay 6-3 7-5 in the first round of Hobart, although she lost to #62 Virginie Razzano in the second round.
I'm also surprised to recall that there is a head to head between Anna and Keothavong! They played each other in a couple of ITFs in England back in 2003/2004, when Anna was 16: Anna leads 2:0 (6-0 6-4 and 7-5 6-2).
I don't think Keothavong really has the weapons to beat Anna, so it's a matter of whether Anna has the unforced errors to beat herself.
Keothavong faces Chakvetadze-test [CEEFAX 485]
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British number-one Anne Keothavong was handed a tough draw in the Australian Open when she was paired against Russian Anna Chakvetadze.
The 21-year-old Russian is seeded 17th at Melbourne Park, while Keothavong is ranked #53 in the world.
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Tough draw for Keothavong and South [Teletext 495->496]
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Keothavong faces Russian [Teletext 496]
British No.1 Anne Keothavong will kick off her Australian Open campaign against Russian Anna Chakvetadze.
If Keothavong, who secured a place in the semi-finals of the ASB Classic last week, sees off the 17th seed, she could face Jelena Dokic in the second round.
Fellow Englishwoman Melanie South will face 16th seed Marion Bartoli, while top seed Jelena Jankovic clashes with Yvonne Meusburger.
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British No.1 Keothavong fancies her chances against Russian (The Independent, Saturday 17th January 2009)
By Paul Newman in Melbourne
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The Australian Open draw could have been kinder to Anne Keothavong, but the British No.1 will go into her first-round match against Anna Chakvetadze here next week on a high.
Keothavong equalled her best performance by reaching the semi-finals in Auckland last week and, after climbing to a career-high No.53 in the world-rankings, will have no fears about taking on the 21-year-old Russian, who has slipped from No.5 to No.18.
"I'm looking forward to the match," Keothavong said. "I don't think she's been playing her best tennis in the last couple of months. I have nothing to lose, I'm feeling good, and I'm going into the match with a lot of confidence."
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Anne's obsessive approach
By Bronwen Largier (www.australianopen.com, Sunday 18th January 2009)
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At the grand 'old' age of 25, Anne Keothavong is far from your typical first-time Australian Open main-draw participant. She's the British women's No.1, a comedy-loving kick-boxer, and - by her own admission - a little obsessive about her many superstitions.
She's also the first British woman inside the top 100 � sitting pretty at No.53 - since Samantha Smith slipped back into triple digits way back in 1999.
She's facing a tough first-round match on Monday against 17th-seed Anna Chakvetadze of Russia. The pair have met twice before: in 2003 and 2004, with both matches going the way of the Russian.
But despite having the misfortune to draw a seeded player in the opening round, Keothavong remains optimistic.
"I'm really looking forward to it. It's going to be a tough match. She's the 17th seed, and I've got nothing to lose. I've been playing good tennis the last few weeks, and I'm going into the match full of confidence."
Her recent "good tennis" saw her advance to the semi-final of the ASB Classic in Auckland, and make it through to the round of 16 at the Hobart International, where she bowed out at the hands of Virginie Razzano.
Planting the Union Flag back in the top 100 means a lot to Keothavong, but she knows she still has quite a climb ahead of her.
"I've got to look at the bigger picture, and working on my WTA ranking is what I'm doing. This year, I'd like to improve it even more."
Despite being the only British woman with a double-digit ranking, Keothavong is quick to defend the state of women's tennis in her country.
"Our British No.2 Melanie South is on the verge of breaking into the top 100 also, but we do have some other girls - Elena Baltacha, Katie O'Brien, Georgie Stoop - who are doing very well. I think we're all kind of pushing one another, and they've seen the success I've had. I'm sure that spurs them on to do better things."
The one thing Keothavong is more tight-lipped about these days is her superstitious approach to her sport. Her unusual habits gained her more media attention than she was expecting when she made it to the third round of the US Open last year.
"I had a few superstitions going on there ... doing certain things a certain number of times and going to the same place to eat. A few things I should never have mentioned, because now people are asking me about my superstitions. I think people think I'm a little bit odd."
So we're not going to hear of any strange goings-on this week?
"There are a few things I'm doing this week, but I'll keep them to myself. Maybe if I win a few matches, I won't share them. That's when I'll know if they're working or not!"
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+ ANNA CHAKVETADZE [17,EF] d. Anne Keothavong, 6-1 6-7 (4/7) 6-1
I saw the third set on BBC Red Button!
The match started in the Australian late afternoon, while I was sleeping in England. When I got up and loaded the scoreboard at 19:25 AEDT (5 minutes before the BBC's coverage was due to begin), Anna was two points away from victory at 6-1 6-5* (30/30).
Anna dropped the second set on a tiebreak before the BBC started showing it. The commentators said Keothavong had come out of that tiebreak "rocking and rolling", but she played very poorly in the third set, with numerous basic errors.
Anna's form was far from convincing, as some worrying unforced errors crept into her game, but Keothavong did little to test her in that third set.
The match was fourth on Show Court 3 and started at 17:52 AEDT, when I was asleep in England (06:52 GMT).
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 17:48 AEDT): "OK, it's time for British number one and world number 53 Anne Keothavong to take on 17th seed Anna Chakvetadze. The rankings suggest the Russian will win this easily, but the Briton has been in the better form so far this year. The pair are knocking up on a fairly empty Court Three, with Keothavong resplendent in luminous yellow."
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 17:58 AEDT): "Keothavong comes through a tough first game, saving a break-point and getting lucky at deuce with a poor dropshot that isn't punished, before wrapping it up with an ace."
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 18:03 AEDT): "Oh dear. Chakvetadze reels off eight points in a row to get an early break against Keothavong, although two double faults don't help the Briton."
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 18:07 AEDT): "And that's 12 points in a row and 3-1 for Chakvetadze against Keothavong."
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 18:10 AEDT): "Well, Keothavong stops the rot at 14 consecutive points, but still drops serve again, and lets out a furious scream of frustration."
Anna won the first set 6-1 at 18:19 AEDT (27m).
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 18:19 AEDT): "Hmmm. Talk of a British tennis-revival may have been a little premature. Chakvetadze steamrollers her way to the first set 6-1 in well under half an hour, and Keothavong is way off the pace at the moment."
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 18:35 AEDT): "Keothavong stops the rot with some steadier stuff, and we're 2-2 in the second set now. And it's 36�C on court. Balmy."
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 18:40 AEDT): "And at last I can dig out the 'Brit Up' arrow as Keothavong gets her first break of the day when Chakvetadze throws in a couple of errors."
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 18:48 AEDT): "Keothavong cannot consolidate the break as she fails to get her first serve working, and we're back to 3-3."
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 18:53 AEDT): "I'm tempted to get out the 'Brit Down' arrow as Keothavong calls for the trainer, but we'll stay positive. She doesn't look too well as she chats to the trainer, though."
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 18:59 AEDT): "After a lengthy delay, Keothavong is given the go-ahead to neck a few tablets. Now she's just got to come out and hold serve at 1-6 *3-4 down. Easy."
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 19:02 AEDT): "Brave stuff from Keothavong, who looks exhausted in the sweltering heat, but saves two break-points to get back on level terms."
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport, 19:13 AEDT): "At *4-5 (30/30), Keothavong is just two points from defeat, but she puts in a good wide serve followed by a sharp kicker, and it's 5-5."
When I got up and loaded the scoreboard at 19:25 AEDT, Anna was two points shy of victory at 6-1 6-5* (30/30).
Keothavong serving 5-6: 30/30. 40/40. Ad Keothavong. Deuce #2. Ad Keothavong. Held.
The BBC is trying to join this match on the Red Button - there was about 5 seconds of commentary during that game - but is currently experiencing technical difficulties. John Lloyd said Keothavong had a break-point at 5-5, but hit a "wild error".
6-6 tiebreak (all scores Chakvetadze/Keothavong): *0/0. 0/1*. 1/1*. *1/2. *2/2. 3/2*. 4/2*. *4/3. *4/4. 4/5*. 4/6* (SP #1). I saw this point on BBC News: Keothavong hit what I presume was an off-backhand dropshot-winner, although I pressed Record too late to verify for sure whether it was a forehand or a backhand. Keothavong won the second set 7-6 (7/4) at 19:37 AEDT (second set 1h18m, match so far 1h45m).
An agonising tiebreak for me, as the BBC's technical problems continued while Anna let a 4/2* lead slip! :mad:
CHAKVETADZ *@*@* * 6 KEOTHAVONG * 1
The umpire made a mistake: she allowed Anna to serve first in the third set when it was actually Keothavong's turn: a pretty stupid mistake, as a tiebreak - like any set with an odd number of games - always reverses the serving-order for the next set.
Anna serving 0-0: BBC Red Button joined the match at 19:42 AEDT, with Anna leading 40/15. Keothavong dumped a backhand halfway up the net.
Anna looked a bit confused as she changed ends. Someone shouted to Keothavong, "You should have been serving!" Keothavong complained to the umpire, but it was too late to correct the mistake, so they just continued on the basis of Anna serving first in the third.
Keothavong serving 0-1: A long rally ended with Keothavong going for a backhand winner down the line, but it was just wide. No Hawk-Eye on Show Court 3. 0/15. Keothavong tried to approach the net off a short ball from Anna, but hit a sliced backhand long. 0/30. Keothavong, driven wide, hit a wild forehand wide. 0/40 (BP #1). Second serve: Anna sprayed a wasteful crosscourt backhand return wide. 15/40 (BP #2). Anna hit a penetrating off-forehand: Keothavong's backhand floated long.
Piers Newbery (BBC Sport,
Anna serving 2-0: Forehand return just long. 15/0. Keothavong netted an ill-advised off-forehand dropshot from her backhand-corner. 30/0. Anna came to the net, but a dipping crosscourt forehand pass from Keothavong induced her to net a forehand volley. 30/15. Ace out wide on the sideline called wide. Keothavong netted a cheap forehand. 40/15. Forehand return just long.
Keothavong serving 0-3: A good, deep serve forced Anna to bunt a forehand return wide. 15/0. Anna blasted a forehand return into the tramlines. 30/0. Anna played a cheeky off-backhand dropshot-return + crosscourt backhand dropshot that forced Keothavong to run and net a backhand. 30/15. Deep off-forehand return onto the baseline forced Keothavong to spray a backhand wide. 30/30. Second serve: Anna hit a cheap backhand return long. 40/30. Anna hit a backhand return-winner down the line: right in the corner. 40/40. Anna netted a forehand off a very deep ball from Keothavong. Ad Keothavong. Anna hit a deep crosscourt backhand just inside the baseline, right in the corner, forcing Keothavong to hit a backhand long. Deuce #2. Anna hit a forehand long off a mildly awkward crosscourt forehand from Keothavong. Ad Keothavong. She hit an ill-advised backhand dropshot from the baseline just wide. Deuce #3. Double fault (second serve just long). Ad Anna (BP #1). A deep forehand from Keothavong forced Anna to earth a one-handed backhand. Deuce #4. Keothavong hit a forehand long, and dropped her racket. Ad Anna (BP #2). Anna came to the net and hit a swinging crosscourt backhand drive-volley winner. She celebrated the break by pumping her fist.
Anna serving 4-0: Keothavong sprayed a backhand just wide. 15/0. A deep ball from Keothavong forced Anna to bunt a forehand lob long. 15/15. Keothavong netted a forehand return. 30/15. Double fault (wild second serve long). Anna muttered. 30/30. Anna opened up the court with a crosscourt forehand, then hit a lovely down-the-line forehand onto the baseline, forcing Keothavong to stretch wide and hit a short, defensive one-handed backhand lob that sat up nicely for Anna to hit a crosscourt forehand winner. John Lloyd: "Just the extra weight of shot she has, when she lets fly, has Keothavong in so many defensive positions." 40/30. Keothavong took the early initiative with a penetrating off-forehand to the sideline, but Anna neutered it with a deep crosscourt backhand moonball... a few strokes later, Keothavong went to the net behind a forehand dropshot, but it bounced too high; Anna ran it down and hit a dipping backhand pass that forced Keothavong to net a forehand volley. Anna pumped her fist and said "c'mon".
Keothavong serving 0-5 (new balls): Keothavong sprayed a wild forehand long off a short ball from Anna - what the hell was she thinking? 0/15. Anna's crosscourt backhand return sounded like it came off the frame, but it was nice and deep, forcing Keothavong to hit an early backhand wide. 0/30. Keothavong got away with a powderpuff second serve, as Anna hit a forehand return just long. 15/30. Anna sprayed a wild crosscourt backhand wide. 30/30. Anna opened up the court with an off-backhand and went to the net behind a down-the-line forehand, but she didn't get enough on it; Keothavong's dipping crosscourt backhand forced Anna to lunge low and wide to hit a backhand volley that sat up nicely for Keothavong to hit a deep forehand pass-winner just inside the baseline before Anna could recover her position. 40/30. Anna sprayed a wild down-the-line backhand long.
Errors creeping into Anna's game now.
Caroline Cheese (BBC Sport, 20:06 AEDT): "Well, at least she's avoided the dreaded bagel. Keothavong pumps her fist as she makes it 5-1."
Anna serving 5-1: Service-winner out wide. 15/0. Anna snatched at a forehand and dumped it into the net. 15/15. Forehand return long. 30/15. A netcord saved Anna from a backhand return-winner down the line. Anna sprayed a crosscourt forehand wide. 30/30. Service-winner down the middle. Anna screamed and pumped her fist. 40/30 (MP #1). Controlled aggression from Anna: she hit a deep first serve down the middle; Keothavong responded with a deep forehand return just inside the baseline; Anna hit a short off-backhand just inside the sideline; Keothavong hit a short, high-bouncing crosscourt forehand; Anna crosscourt forehand; Keothavong hit another forehand that sat up nicely for Anna, who hit a short off-backhand; Keothavong hit another high-bouncing crosscourt forehand; Anna hit a short-angled crosscourt forehand; Keothavong chopped back a deep sliced forehand just inside the baseline; Anna hit a careful forehand, and Keothavong mishit a forehand into the bottom of the net. Anna won 6-1 6-7 (4/7) 6-1 at 20:10 AEDT (third set 33m, match 2h18m).
Anna said "c'mon" and pumped her fist, but judging by her facial expressions as she went to shake hands, and afterwards, I don't think she was pleased with her performance.
Caroline Cheese (BBC Sport, 20:10 AEDT): "Anna Chakvetadze completes a 6-1 6-7 6-1 win over Britain's Anne Keothavong, who did well to scrap her way into a decider. She seemed to allow her focus to slip once she realised she should have served first in the third. Another hard-luck story."
Well might Anna be displeased with that performance, as she had a W:UE ratio of 19:53 (6:6 for the first set, then the UEs took over, with a whopping 34 UEs in the second set), while Keothavong's was much worse at 8:53 (6 of her winners came in the second set, with only one winner in each of the other two, and her UEs were pretty much proportional to the length of each set).
Anna got 72% of her first serves in, winning 72% of the points when she did so, and 52% on second serve. Her first-serves-in percentage dipped to 69% for the second set, while her first-serve winning-percentage was pretty much constant, and her second-serve winning-percentage varied wildly from 100% in the first set to 31% in the second to 80% in the third!
Keothavong got 64% of her first serves in, winning 56% of the points when she did so, and 42% on second serve. These percentages were a woeful (46%, 50%, 21%) in the first set, but she upped them considerably in the second set, before her first-serve percentages (in and won) dipped in the third.
Both girls had a fastest serve of 106 mph, but Anna's average service-speeds were significantly faster than Keothavong's: first serve 95-91 mph, second serve 81-78 mph.
Anna served just one ace and 8 double faults (7 of which occurred in the second set), Keothavong no aces and 5 double faults.
Anna broke 6 times from 12 BPs (she won the first set by 3 breaks to 0 and the third by 2 breaks to 0, but only broke once from 4 BPs in the second set), while Keothavong only broke once from 2 BPs (all in the second set).
Anna won 8 of 13 points at the net (but only 1 of 3 in the second set), while Keothavong was very poor in this area, winning just 2 of 7 points.
In points, Anna won 111-84 (first set 30-12, second set 51-55, third set 30-17).
Overall verdict: a disappointing performance by Anna against an abysmal one by Keothavong.
Umpire not to blame - Keothavong [CEEFAX 490->494]
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British number-one Anne Keothavong refused to blame the wrong umpiring-decision at the start of the third set for her defeat at the Australian Open.
Keothavong should have served the first game, but Anna Chakvetadze served instead, and went on to win 6-1 6-7 (4/7) 6-1.
"It was a bad mistake for an umpire to make, but I didn't think that was the reason why I lost," said Keothavong.
"You live and learn, and I feel the more I compete at a higher level, the more I'll handle these situations better."
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British trio beaten in Melbourne (BBC Sport)
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Britons Anne Keothavong, Mel South and Katie O'Brien suffered defeats in round one of the Australian Open on Monday.
In scorching heat, British number-one Anne Keothavong lost 6-1 6-7 (4/7) 6-1 to Russian 17th seed Anna Chakvetadze.
Keothavong - the world number 53 - refused to blame a wrong umpiring-decision at the start of the third set for her defeat.
The 25-year-old should have served the first game as Chakvetadze served the first point of the tiebreak in the previous set, but Chakvetadze served instead.
"It was a bad mistake for an umpire to make in a Grand Slam [sic], but I didn't think that was the reason why I lost the match," said Keothavong.
"I felt like I was fighting my body and my opponent. I didn't have to fight the umpire too. She made a mistake, but it was accepted by both of us and the match continued.
"You live and learn, and I do feel the more I can compete at a higher level, the more I'll handle these kind of situations better.
"I should have applied more pressure at the start of that third set, but I didn't, and she kind of got away with it.
"It's a first-round loss at a Slam [sic], and I had high expectations of myself. I was coming into this tournament feeling pretty good."
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Brits: Women's trio go out (Eurosport)
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Melanie South, Anne Keothavong and Katie O'Brien disappointingly crashed out of the Australian Open in the first round.
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British number-one Keothavong battled back from a set down, but could not find a way past 17th seed Anna Chakvetadze, losing to the Russian 1-6 7-6 1-6.
Keothavong said: "I knew going into the match that I had a chance of winning. That's the thing about the level I'm playing at now: I don't need to fear anyone. She started better than me - I don't know why, but she's a good player and she's used to playing at this level.
"I wasn't feeling great in the second set. I had been very conscious of keeping myself hydrated, and didn't get it quite right. To have four [British] players in the main draw of a Grand Slam [sic] is an achievement, and I think you'll be seeing a lot more of us around, performing at this level.
"I had high hopes coming into this tournament, and wanted to get deeper into the draw, but it wasn't to be. I've got to concentrate on my doubles now, and then it's Fed Cup in Estonia."
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Anne Keothavong leads British girls out of Australian Open (The Daily Telegraph - UK)
By Mark Hodgkinson in Melbourne
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On a sun-toasted opening day at the Australian Open, the players must have felt as though they were fire-walking across the courts, with the heat coming up through the bottom of their shoes and burning the soles of their feet. Marcos Baghdatis - a former finalist at Melbourne Park - remarked it was so hot that he had "wanted to, you know, puke". And that came from a Greek Cypriot, who is presumably used to this sort of weather.
So you can understand why Keothavong, while waiting around in the locker-room, was keen to ensure she was sufficiently hydrated ahead of her first appearance in the main draw of the hard-court Major. Unfortunately for Keothavong, she overdid it and drank too much, as she got through three bottles of an energy-drink, which she washed down with plenty of water. By the time the Londoner made it on to Court Three in the early evening, for a match she had seen as winnable against Anna Chakvetadze - the No.17 seed from Russia - she had taken on so much liquid that she felt uncomfortable, and during her three-set defeat, she called the trainer to complain of being "bloated". If the sun does not get you in Australia, then the fear of the sun just might.
"I think I drank too much before the match," Keothavong said. Britain's super-hydrated leading female tennis-player struggled to be competitive in the first set, or the third, of her 6-1 6-7 6-1 defeat, on the feet-scorching day when two other British main-draw d�butantes in Melbourne - South and O'Brien - also went out.
Keothavong was dealing with an excess of energy-drink and bottled water; she also had to cope with an excess of rock'n'roll. As part of the entertainment at Melbourne Park, a band were playing in garden-square - a short distance from the court - and the music was so loud that it was difficult to hear the line-calls or to make out the sound of the ball being struck. So when Keothavong asked for the trainer, it would not have been that surprising if she had been after a remedy for either earache or a headache, perhaps requesting an emergency pair of earplugs.
The umpire - Pole Gabriela Zaloga - provided a comic moment when she reminded the spectators to be quiet during the rallies. As if that was going to make any difference to the decibel levels on an evening when the Australian Open met Spinal Tap, with the amplifiers turned up.
Zaloga made an error at the beginning of the third set. Keothavong should have been the one to have served first in the decider, but instead it was the Russian - a former top-five player - who started the set. But Keothavong did not lose because of the band, or because of the official's mistake. Keothavong had the momentum at the start of the third set, as she had come from 2/4 down to win the next five points in the second-set tiebreak. She was unable to sustain that run.
This was a contest of extremely variable quality, with a combined total of 100 unforced errors, each player recording a half-century of mistakes. Keothavong managed eight winners to Chakvetadze's 18. So the Russian went through, and will on Wednesday play Jelena Dokic: the former Wimbledon semi-finalist, an Australian wild card who knocked out Austria's Tamira Paszek.
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