Molik Makes Mincemeat of Mauresmo at WTA San Diego

Unseeded Aussie Alicia Molik came of age Wednesday at San Diego, shocking (2)Amelie Mauresmo in three sets to advance to the third round.

"I expected to come away with a win today, honestly," said the confident Molik, who had a chance to serve out both sets in their previous meeting in a losing effort. "To serve it out against Mauresmo, I can pat myself on the back for that."

The 6-foot Molik lost no points on serve in her last three service games.

"She played great, especially on her service games," Mauresmo said. "I didn't play a bad match."

The only other seeded upset was (9)Paola Suarez (l. to Bartoli), while winners were (4)Lindsay Davenport (d. Karolina "The Spreminator" Sprem), (7)Svetlana Kuznetsova (d. Daniela "The Walking Stick" Hantuchova), and (8)Ai Sugiyama (d. countrywoman Asagoe).

Un-seeds in the winner's circle were Spain's Conchita Martinez (d. Benesova), Russian Elena Likhovtseva (d. Strycova), Gisela "Sgt." Dulko (d. Pierce), Elena "Lena" Bovina (d. Daniilidou), and American Chanda Rubin (d. Kostanic).

Thursday at San Diego features Dementieva vs. Likhovtseva in an all-Russian, Myskina vs. Rubin, Martinez vs. Davenport, Dulko vs. Sharapova, Serena vs. Bovina, Zvonareva vs. Kuznetsova in another all-Russian, Sugiyama vs. Bartoli, Frazier vs. Molik, and an all-Russian doubles in Dementieva/Myskina vs. Likhovtseva/Zvonareva.