Davenport overwhelms Erakovic

Fourth-seeded Lindsay Davenport overwhelmed New Zealand qualifier Marina Erakovic 6-0, 6-3 and set up a shot at her 55th career title in her Memphis debut. Davenport lost only nine points on serve.
 
Davenport will be going for her fourth title since giving birth to her son last June. She won at Auckland this year, but has not won in the United States since New Haven in 2005.
 
"It's great," Davenport said of reaching the final. "I've expected to win every match and so to come through and perform is great. I didn't play well in Australia and the week after, so I'm excited I got back on the right foot here and hopefully can continue this momentum through the next few tournaments in the United States."
 
Saturday's final will be the first for fifth-seeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus, who beat last year's runner-up Shahar Peer of Israel 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
 
Govortsova beat Peer for a second straight time, marking her only wins against a top-20 player.