On to third round...

By Pierre Cantin
Date: 4/10/2001

Jelena once again showed very strong presence against talented Russian Galina Fokina 6-4, 6-3 in the 2nd round of the Kremlin Cup to get one step closer from the top 10.

Jelena was up against a talented young lefty from Russia who had showed a lot of poise in her first round matchup against Kournikova.. But Jelena was up for the challenge and finally prevailed thanks to her serve that gave her many valuable points. Fokina was on her part unable to take advantage of her serve losing 4 of the 11 break points that she faced...

Next up for Jelena will be Francisca Schiavone who caused an upset against Nathalie Tauziat in the second round. And you can't imagine how happy Jelena must be that Schiavone won..Of course there is the fact that Jelena will have an easier time against her but it's mostly because a win in the next round would guarantee Jelena a place in the top 10 on next Monday!