Football
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Tennis-Davenport battles past Farina Elia to win Amelia Island

By Simon Cambers

AMELIA ISLAND, Florida, April 10 - World number
one Lindsay Davenport survived an error-strewn performance to
beat Italian Silvia Farina Elia 7-5 7-5 on Sunday and win the
Amelia Island Championship for the third time.

The defending champion made 36 unforced errors and had to
come from 4-2 down in the second set to secure her second title
of the year.

After being broken in her opening service game, Farina Elia
frustrated Davenport on the green clay with her superb
retrieving skills.

With Davenport struggling to find her rhythm, the
32-year-old Farina Elia served for the second set at 5-4.

However, the American gained the break back and the Italian
dropped her serve again two games later to hand Davenport a
hard-earned victory.

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