Davenport retains title

Davenport was in superb form

Lindsay Davenport retained her Tokyo Open title after a 6-4 6-1 victory over Magdalena Maleeva.

The American former world number one, who made her comeback from a foot injury last month, was in top form, hitting seven aces.

Davenport said: "Maggie is a great player, we had a lot of tough matches before, so I wanted to really try and play aggressive and go for my shots.

"I was just trying to play like I did all week and not let Maggie dictate."

Davenport got off to a flying start, cashing in on a double break chance in the opening game and then holding serve to lead 2-0.

But Maleeva retaliated with some fine angled shots to take the following three games in a row.

However, that appeared to be Maleeva's final break opportunity as Davenport made it a lopsided affair in the remainder of the 58-minute match.

Davenport's win avenges her three-set loss against Maleeva in the 2002 Kremlin Cup final to square her record against the Bulgarian at three wins against three defeats.