Scott Gullan 19jan05 THE talk has her career on the slide, but Venus Williams showed last night she still has what it takes after surviving a tough first-round assignment. There was a bit of the Williams of old at times at Vodafone Arena, with the former world No. 1 proving too strong for Greece's Eleni Daniilidou and winning 6-1 7-5 in a much-needed confidence boost. After a disappointing 2004 where she didn't progress past the quarter-finals at any of the slams, Williams' ranking slipped to No. 9 and had many predicting that it would keep going south. However, the 24-year-old has arrived in Melbourne determined to re-ignite her career and she was relieved after getting over the dangerous Daniilidou who came to the Open ranked 34. Williams raced through the first set in just 23 minutes but struck serious problems in the second when her serve was broken twice. After getting the early break Williams surrendered the advantage immediately and then, after breaking Daniilidou again, she failed to serve out the match at 5-4. That embarrassing slip seemed to stir her back into action and she broke the Greek straight back and then didn't lose a point on serve to secure the win. -- ╭ 花 的 嫁 纱 ~~王心凌 ＊ 花　开在太阳下　等着情人呀 努力盛开却　等不到它 雨 突然一直下　打乱着花嫁 骗自己它就要　到了 可以哭　却还拼命的挣扎 说什麽　只会让人当笑话 爱 是花儿的芬芳　是 蝴蝶的翅膀 是 伤心的蒲公英迷失它的方向 爱　在孤独中绝望　在绝望中坚强 坚强後继续不停 想着它 --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.63.100.229