Schett in shock loss to French Wild Card

By Chris Davies
March 6 2003

Barbara Schett continued her recent poor form by going out at the first round stage against French youngster Stephanie Cohen-Aloro

Barbara Schett continued her recent poor form by going out at the first round stage against French youngster Stephanie Cohen-Aloro

The 19 year old French wildcard lost the first three games and first set, but she changed the momentum of the match by putting topspin on her shots going on to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

"She played not as deep" said Cohen-Aloro, who now faces Magdalena Maleeva of Bulgaria in the next round.

Italian sisters Antonella and Adrianna Serra Zanetti played each other in a first round clash which saw the younger sister Antonella win. It was Adriana's 25th birthday but it was spoiled by her sister losing in three tough sets 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-3 she now meets Jennifer Capriati in the second round.

Dinara Safina, he sister of Marat Safin looked to have the match in her hands after winning the first set 6-0 but then went on to lose in two tie-breaks against Czech Denisa Chladkova.

First Round Results

(WC) Stephanie Cohen Aloro (FRA) d. Barbara Schett (AUT)
4-6, 6-1, 6-3
Magui Serna (ESP) d. Emilie Loit (FRA)
6-4, 6-3
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Tatiana Poutchek (BLR)
6-2, 7-5
Daja Bedanova (CZE) d. Patricia Wartusch (AUT)
6-3, 6-2
Iveta Benesova (CZE) d . Tina Pisnik (SLO)
6-7(2), 6-4, 6-2
Stephanie Foretz (FRA) d. Anca Barna (GER)
7-5, 2-6, 7-5
Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI) d. (WC) Mirjana Lucic (CRO)
7-5, 6-3
Meilen Tu (USA) d. Angelika Roesch (GER)
2-6, 6-0, 6-1
Cara Black (ZIM) d. Sarah Taylor (USA)
6-0, 6-4
Alina Jidkova (RUS) d. (Q) Sandra Cacic (USA)
7-5, 6-1
Els Callens (BEL) d. Asa Svensson (SWE)
2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Shinobu Asagoe (JPN) d. Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB)
7-6(4), 6-2
(Q) Samantha Reeves (USA) d. (WC) Maria Sharapova (RUS)
6-3, 1-6, 6-0
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (WC) Bethanie Mattek (USA)
6-0, 4-6, 6-1
Myriam Casanova (SU) d. Martina Muller (GER)
6-3, 6-4
Jelena Kostanic (CRO) d. Cristina Torrens Valero (ESP)
4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. (Q) Jessica Kirkland (USA)
6-3, 6-0
Yoon-Jeong Cho (KOR) d. (Q) Martina Sucha (SVK)
6-1, 6-3
Fabiola Zuluaga (COL) d. Jill Craybas (USA)
2-6, 6-3, 6-2
(Q) Petra Mandula (HUN) d. (WC) Jelena Jankovic (YUG)
6-4, 6-2
Angelique Widjaja (INA) d. (Q) Akiko Morigami (JPN)
5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Silvija Talaja (CRO) d. Joannette Kruger (RSA)
6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Denisa Chladkova (CZE) d. Dinara Safina (RUS)
0-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(2)
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. (Q) Ludmila Cervanova (SVK)
6-0, 6-1
Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) d. Marissa Irvin (USA)
6-3, 6-2
Klara Koukalova (CZE) d. Marta Marrero (ESP)
6-4, 6-3
(Q) Evgenia Koulikovskaya (RUS) d. Rita Grande (ITA)
6-4, 6-1
(WC) Tatiana Golovin (FRA) d. (WC) Gisela Dulko (ARG)
6-2, 6-3
Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Henrieta Nagyova (SVK)
6-1, 6-4
(Q) Antonella Serra Zanetti (ITA) d. Adriana Serra Zanetti (ITA)
6-7(3), 6-3, 6-3
Barbara Rittner (GER) d. (Q) Maureen Drake (CAN)
3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
Claudine Schaul (LUX) d. (WC) Shuai Peng (CHN)
6-3, 6-4