After a dozen of unforced errors, several racket flicks and countless mumblings to herself, Lindsay Davenport could only stare down at her feet as the Toray Pan Pacific Open semifinals came to an end on Saturday.
Third-seeded Davenport looked nothing but a winner, but she barely edged her doubles partner and best friend on the WTA Tour Lisa Raymond with an error-filled 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium to advance to Sunday's finals against top-seeded American Monica Seles, who also needed three sets against compatriot Chanda Rubin in the other semi.
After Davenport served up an ace on match point -- one of 13 for the match -- and walked to the net for a handshake, Raymond said, "That was too good in the end."