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Eleni Daniilidou
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The 25-year-old Daniilidou was scheduled to meet Vera Zvonareva in the hardcourt finale, but the second-seeded Russian pulled out, citing a left ankle injury. The unseeded Daniilidou claimed the first-place check of $25,650 and her fifth career singles title.
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After overcoming a 5-3 deficit and fighting off a set point, Daniilidou took a 6-5 lead and went on to serve out the set in impressive fashion. She blew a 114-mph serve past Raymond’s outstretched racquet at 40-15 to win the first set.
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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) _ A serve by Serena Williams nearly hit Eleni Daniilidou in the face. A point-blank exchange at the net left Daniilidou looking like a dodge-ball target. And so when she handed her racket to a ball boy in mock surrender, he quickly gave it back.
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Not too long after Daniilidou completed her win, Sugiyama polished off a rout of her own, defeating Virginia Ruano Pascual, 60 63. The No.4-seeded Japanese veteran took the offensive throughout the victory, coming into net often to finish off the points and cracking openrallies with her flat, two-handed backhand.
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Serena Williams returns a shot back to Eleni Daniilidou from Greece during the semifinals match Thursday, April 1, 2004, at the Nasdaq-100 Open in Key Biscayne, Fla. Williams won, 6-4, 6-4. [AP]
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This will be Daniilidou's first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles final in over two and a half years. She is 3-1 lifetime in finals, winning titles at 2002 's-Hertogenbosch and Auckland in 2003 and 2004, and finishing runner-up at Bahia in 2002. After a few years of hovering among theTop 100 without any standout results, the Greek is regaining the form that has seen her competewith the Top 10 in the past.
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