Kuznetsova, Hingis reach third round at U.S. Open

Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Former champions Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Hingis were a pair of second-round winners Thursday at the U.S. Open.
The fourth-seeded Kuznetsova, of Russia, got past France's Camille Pin 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 on Day 4 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The two-time major finalist Kuznetsova was the surprise U.S. Open titlist in 2004 and last year's runner-up to Justine Henin at the French Open.
Kuznetsova's third-round opponent will be Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues.
A 16th-seeded Hingis handled France's Pauline Parmentier 6-2, 7-5. The "Swiss Miss" captured the U.S. Open in 1997 and was the runner-up here in 1998 and 1999. The five-time major titlist hasn't captured a major since the '99 Aussie Open.
Sixth-seeded Russian Anna Chakvetadze moved on with a 6-3, 6-4 decision against veteran Aussie Nicole Pratt, while 11th-seeded Swiss Patty Schnyder shut down France's Severine Bremond 6-3, 6-0. The surging Chakvetadze, who reached quarterfinals at this year's Aussie and French Opens, will battle Indian Sania Mirza in the round of 32...Full Story

WTA: Hingis advances at rainy Wimbledon

Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - Former champion Martina Hingis was among the first-round winners Monday at Wimbledon, which has had its opening day dominated by rain thus far.
A ninth-seeded Hingis staved off a pair of match points in the second set in order to sneak past game British wild card Naomi Cavaday 6-7 (1-7), 7-5, 6-0 at the All England Club. The start of play was delayed for just over 2 1/2 hours and the wet stuff returned later in the afternoon to completely wreak havoc on the opening-day schedule.
Some light rain is also in the forecast here for Tuesday.
The former world No. 1 and five-time Grand Slam champion Hingis captured her lone Wimbledon title back in 1997, a year in which she corralled three of the four major titles as a spry 16-year old.
The Swiss Hingis' second-round opponent here will be Japan's Aiko Nakamura.
Another victor among top-16 seeds on Day 1 was No. 16 Israeli Shahar Peer, who dropped Thai veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn 7-5, 6-2.
In other action involving seeds, No. 20 Austrian Sybille Bammer blitzed Uzbekistan's Varvara Lepchenko 6-2, 6-2 and No. 25 Lucie Safarova handled fellow Czech Zuzana Ondraskova 7-5, 6-2.
Other Day-1 wins came for Italian Roberta Vinci, Estonian Kaia Kanepi, the aforementioned Nakamura and American Laura Granville.