Nadal cruises, Kuznetsova exits in Indian Wells
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March 15, 2010, Monday
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REIGNING champion Rafael Nadal breezed into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Germany's Rainer Schuettler in Indian Wells, California, on Saturday.
Third-seeded Nadal set up a third-round meeting with Croat Mario Ancic, who struggled past France's Julien Benneteau 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Novak Djokovic, seeded second, had a topsy-turvy 6-1, 0-6, 6-2 over Mardy Fish in a reprise of the 2008 final. The Serb's opponent in the third round will be German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Russian Nikolay Davydenko, seeded fifth, also progressed with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Latvia's Ernests Gulbis and will next take on a well-rested Viktor Troicki, who was sent into the third round after his Uruguayan opponent Pablo Cuevas retired after losing the opening game.
Spain's tenth-seeded Fernando Verdasco was another to win through, defeating Paraguay's Ramon Delgado 6-4, 6-1. Verdasco's third-round opponent will be Czech No. 19 Tomas Berdych.
Marin Cilic was the main casualty of the day. The Croatian No. 8 seed, who reached the Australian Open semifinals, was crushed in the second set as Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez won 7-6 (1), 6-0.
In the women's draw, the main news was the elimination of No. 1 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. The Russian was no match for Carla Suarez Navarro in the final set, with the Spaniard winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
"The tennis ball is perfect. I am not perfect," Kuznetsova said.
Kuznetsova, who hadn't played in a month and had a first-round bye, made 69 unforced errors and double-faulted seven times.
Suarez Navarro, who made her name by beating Venus Williams in the 2009 Australian Open, played only 14 winners against Kuznetsova's 34, but did manage to get that ball in court.
The Spaniard will next face No. 27 Hungarian Agnes Szavay.
Third-seeded Nadal set up a third-round meeting with Croat Mario Ancic, who struggled past France's Julien Benneteau 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Novak Djokovic, seeded second, had a topsy-turvy 6-1, 0-6, 6-2 over Mardy Fish in a reprise of the 2008 final. The Serb's opponent in the third round will be German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Russian Nikolay Davydenko, seeded fifth, also progressed with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Latvia's Ernests Gulbis and will next take on a well-rested Viktor Troicki, who was sent into the third round after his Uruguayan opponent Pablo Cuevas retired after losing the opening game.
Spain's tenth-seeded Fernando Verdasco was another to win through, defeating Paraguay's Ramon Delgado 6-4, 6-1. Verdasco's third-round opponent will be Czech No. 19 Tomas Berdych.
Marin Cilic was the main casualty of the day. The Croatian No. 8 seed, who reached the Australian Open semifinals, was crushed in the second set as Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez won 7-6 (1), 6-0.
In the women's draw, the main news was the elimination of No. 1 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. The Russian was no match for Carla Suarez Navarro in the final set, with the Spaniard winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
"The tennis ball is perfect. I am not perfect," Kuznetsova said.
Kuznetsova, who hadn't played in a month and had a first-round bye, made 69 unforced errors and double-faulted seven times.
Suarez Navarro, who made her name by beating Venus Williams in the 2009 Australian Open, played only 14 winners against Kuznetsova's 34, but did manage to get that ball in court.
The Spaniard will next face No. 27 Hungarian Agnes Szavay.
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