Lindsay Davenport , the top-seeded women 's player , defeated the Czech 15-year-old Nicole Vaidisova , 6-2 , 6-4 ; and eighth-seeded Venus Williams defeated Anna Smashnova of Israel to set up her meeting with Molik , a 23-year-old who has been on a roll in recent months but has still not reached a quarterfinal in a major .