Kuznetsova sent flying home by younger Radwanska; Top seed Safina, No. 4 seed Zvonareva through to third round

On Friday at the BNP Paribas Open, only the top half of the draw was in action, with every match including a seed, as No. 1 seed Dinara Safina advanced to the third round after winning in straight sets. There was also a bit of a shock in the match between No. 6 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and wildcard Urszula Radwanska, as the younger player came up with a win.

Safina won her match toughly to Tsvetana Pironkova with a score of 76(8) 62.

Kuznetsova was in her worst form, as she was ousted by the Pole in three sets, 62 46 63.

"This was one of the biggest wins of my career," Radwanska said after the match, which finished well past midnight. "I'm so glad to get through it but I'm worried about my ankle, which I twisted in the last game. Svetlana was very tough."

No. 4 seed vera Zvonareva showed some great tennis in her match, as she won to Chan Yung-Jan, 62 62.

No. 8 seed Victoria Azarenka defeated qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova, 46 75 63; and No. 9 seed Caroline Woznaicki ousted Timea Bacsinszky, 61 61.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Singles - Second Round

(1) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 76(8) 62

(4) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) 62 62

(WC) Urszula Radwanska (POL) d. (6) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 62 46 63

(8) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (Q) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 46 75 63

(9) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 61 61

Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (10) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 16 64 75

Li Na (CHN) d. (13) Patty Schnyder (SUI) 75 62

Jill Craybas (USA) d. (16) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 75 36 64

(17) Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 57 63 64

(18) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Virginie Razzano (FRA) 76(2) 10 ret. (mid-back injury)

(19) Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 63 75

Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) d. (24) Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 63 61

Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (26) Iveta Benesova (CZE) 63 61

(28) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 63 36 64

(WC) Alexa Glatch (USA) d. (29) Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 63 61

Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. (32) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 57 62 63