Rubin eases past subdued Dokic

Twelfth-seed Chanda Rubin beat number four Jelena Dokic 6-0 6-2 in 41 minutes to reach the final of the JPMorgan Chase Open.

Dokic committed 40 unforced errors and hit only six winners in a sorry defeat.

Rubin, who faces Lindsay Davenport in the final, said she was surprised at the ease of the victory.

"She sort of packed it in early in the second set when she didn't get up right away," Rubin said.

"I was surprised. I'm not sure what the reason, besides just kind of getting beat and not wanting to accept the challenge on this particular day."

The crowd at Manhattan Country Club had barely settled in its seats when Rubin won the first set in 15 minutes before she broke Dokic three times in the second.

"I was surprised once she started a semi-tank mode," Rubin said. "I was a little bit surprised that she didn't try quite as much as I thought she would at the beginning of the second."

When Dokic didn't attempt to move toward a forehand by Rubin and dropped serve to trail 5-2, the crowd booed her.

"I wasn't feeling good," Dokic said through a WTA Tour spokesman. "I've had a lot of matches and I couldn't even give 10% out there, physically and mentally."

Dokic returned a short time later to play her doubles semi-final, saying she didn't want to let down partner Kim Clijsters. She has played in 19 tournaments so far this year, including three weeks in a row.