Davenport advances to Wimbledon finals

LONDON - Palisades Tennis Club member Lindsay Davenport, a Laguna

Beach resident, will try to win her second straight Wimbledon title

Saturday after defeating unseeded 17-year-old Jelena Dokic, 6-4, 6-2, in

the semifinals Tuesday.

In the final Davenport will face Venus Williams, who beat her younger

sister, Serena, in the semifinals Thursday, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3).

The second-seeded Davenport was never pushed by Dokic, who committed

13 unforced errors and made the mistake of trying to match ground strokes

with one of the biggest hitters in the game.

Davenport, who appeared frustrated with her own play, served nine aces

and pounded a service winner down the line on match point. The

24-year-old is bidding for a fourth Grand Slam title to add to her 1998

U.S. Open, 1999 Wimbledon and 2000 Australian Open victories.

Against Williams, Davenport holds a 9-3 career edge over her, but the

two have never met on grass.