Hingis Makes Zvonareva Cry at Australian Open

Unseeded Martina Hingis stole the night session Tuesday at the Australian Open, blowing past an emotionally unbalanced No. 30 seed Vera "The Crying Game" Zvonareva of Russia 6-1, 6-2 to move into the second round.

Hingis bullied Zvonareva around the court, with the red-eyed Russian frequently slamming her racquet to the court and engaging herself in negative dialogue. The emotional display didn't faze Hingis against an opponent who couldn't overpower her.

"I just had to keep calm out there and focus on my game and my strategy," Hingis said. "I'm probably more eager to win now that when I was as a 17-year-old."

No. 2 seed Kim Clijsters answered the question about the status of her injured hip with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Korea's Yoon Jeong Cho, though she says she is far from 100 percent.

"It was actually worse at the end, but I got through, that's the most important thing," Clijsters said of her hip pain. "I knew that before I started I wasn't going to be able to play like I usually can, move freely. It hurts a lot. There's moments where it hurts. There's moments where it doesn't. So I just have to protect it. I knew that. I was just trying to get the best out of myself with the way that I physically can, that's all I'm going to try to do."

Seeds needing three sets to advance Monday were (3) Amelie Mauresmo (d. Sun from a set down), (20) Flavia Pennetta (d. (Q) Black), and (22) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (d. Pous Tio from a set down).

"I guess the first set was not so easy for me because, obviously, I made way too many unforced errors and it really took one set to adjust to the conditions and to the game," said Mauresmo who appeared tight throughout the match. "That's the way it starts. Hopefully it will get better and better as the tournament is going on."

Other seeds into the second round were (5) Mary Pierce (d. (WC) Pratt), (7) Patty Schnyder (d. Daniilidou), (12) Anastasia Myskina (d. Fedak), (15) Francesca Schiavone (d. Italian countrywoman Ant. Serra Zanetti), (16) Nicole Vaidisova (d. Yakimova), (19) Dinara Safina (d. Garbin, bagel in the first), (21) Ana Ivanovic (d. Perry), (27) Marion Bartoli (d. Frazier), (31) Gisela Dulko (d. Ani), and (32) Sania Mirza (d. Azarenka).

After her 1-and-1 blowout of Pratt, Pierce went Michael Chang on her chances during the event and possibly facing Hingis in the third round.

"I just really take it day to day," Pierce said. "I just enjoy every day and what I do. I just do my best. Just really leave the rest to God and His plan for me. You know, I just have a lot of peace in what will happen. Not really concerned about winning or losing really. That's not why I'm playing. Just enjoy to be out here, you know, to serve the Lord with the gift He's given me to play tennis. After that, whatever happens is the best for me in the end anyways."

China's Yan Zi had the only other upset on the day, coming from a set down to oust No. 11 Nathalie Dechy.

Other unseeded winners into the second round were Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (d. Peer from a set down) and Aiko Nakamura (d. (WC) Cornet in three), China's Meng Yuan (d. Czink), American Jamea Jackson (d. (Q) Tanasugarn), Spain's Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (d. Safarova), Czech Iveta Benesova (d. Fujiwara from a set down), France's Emilie Loit (d. Kutuzova, bagel in the second), Dutchwoman Michaelle Krajicek (d. Brandi), Aussie Sam Stosur (d. Bremond), Slovak Martina Sucha (d. Smashnova from a set down), Colombian Catalina Castano (d. Dushevina from a set down), Italian Roberta Vinci (d. Shaughnessy), Swede Sofia Arvidsson (d. Vento-Kabchi), Austrian Sylvia Bammer (d. Birnerova), Finn Emma Laine (d. Llagostera Vives), and Russian Anna Chakvetadze (d. Zheng from a set down).

Scheduled for second-round action Wednesday are (8) Henin-Hardenne vs. Sromova, (4) Sharapova vs. Ashley "Anna 2.0" Harkleroad, (1) Davenport vs. Karolina "The Spreminator" Sprem, (13) Serena vs. Pin, (17) Hantuchova vs. Amanmuradova, (6) Petrova vs. Muller, (18) Likhovtseva vs. Ruano Pascual, (14) Kuznetsova vs. Parra Santonja, (23) Jankovic vs. Savchuk, Pironkova vs. Granville, Kostanic vs. Ondraskova, Schruff vs. Vesnina, Bychkova vs. Camerin, (25) Kirilenko vs. Voskoboeva, Santangelo vs. Srebotnik, and Martinez Granados vs. Razzano.