Dellacqua finds her feet on grass

news.com.au     Jun 11, 2008          

From correspondents in London, England AUSTRALIA'S Casey Dellacqua had her feet planted firmly back on greener ground in England after her impressive exploits on the red clay of Roland Garros last week. The French Open women's doubles runner-up overcame a rusty start to her grass-court season to reach the second round of the WTA event in Birmingham with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 win over American Julie Ditty. "I haven't had much time to think about the French Open at all, but it was an exciting two weeks, a busy two weeks, I'm really proud of how I managed the clay," said Dellacqua, who is seeded No.11 in Birmingham. "Today was only my second day on the grass ... I was really happy to push through that match. "You can't allow yourself to get frustrated because everyone's pretty much in the same boat and no one's coming from playing on... [read full story]                    


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