Hopeless for ‘helpless’ Aussie
Hopeless for ‘helpless’ Aussie 
From Darren Walton in New York
Former Australian Captain August 31, 2007
AUSTRALIA’S shellshocked Casey Dellacqua admitted she was powerless to stop the 6-1 6-0, 51-minute, US Open thrashing by Russia’s Maria Sharapova today (AEST).
The defending champion brutally dispatched Dellacqua, after compatriot Anna Chakvetadze eliminated Nicole Pratt 6-4 6-3 in an earlier second-round match.
“I just felt on the back foot every point,” said Dellacqua.
“She’s No.2 in the world and she’s there for a reason and that’s because she steps up, she hits a lot of winners. She just overpowered and outplayed me today.”
Lleyton Hewitt is now the lone Australia singles survivor and plays his second-round match with Argentina’s Agustin Calleri tomorrow (9am AEST).
AAP