Krajicek leads Netherlands at Hopman Cup
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-01-02 10:58

The 15-year-old sister of 1996 Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek helped the Netherlands earn its first spot in nine years in the main draw of the Hopman Cup, a mixed teams event and Australian Open tuneup.

Michaella Krajicek, winner of last year's U.S. Open  girls' title, won a qualifying match against Zimbabwe on Saturday, beating Cara Black 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-0. Peter Wessels then defeated Wayne Black 7-6 (7), 7-5, giving the Dutch the eighth and final place in the field. Zimbabwe won a mixed doubles set 8-7 to make the final score 2-1.

The Dutch are grouped with the defending champion United States, Slovakia and Australia. The United States, which plays the Netherlands on Tuesday, is without top-ranked Lindsay Davenport, who has a knee injury. Meghann Shaughnessy will team with James Blake, who won this event with Serena Williams in 2003 and Davenport last year.

Russia, the tournament favorite led by Marat Safin and Anastasia Myskina, headlines a group that includes Argentina, Italy and Germany. Argentina's Gisela Dulko and Guillermo Coria open Sunday against Italy's Francesca Schiavone and Davide Sanguinetti.

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