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Former world No 1 Lindsay Davenport claimed her 55th career tennis title by cruising to a 6-2 6-1 victory over teenager Olga Govortsova, of Belarus, in the Memphis Open yesterday.
The 31-year-old fourth seeded American needed just 60 minutes to beat the fifth-seeded Govortsova in their first career meeting. Davenport had eliminated New Zealand's Marina Erakovic in straight sets in the semifinals.