Vaidisova had lost 11 of her last 13 matches before regaining her winning form on Wednesday at
Indian Wells with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dutch wildcard
Michaella Krajicek.
Comeback queen
Jelena Dokic was not so fortunate, as the Aussie wildcard was shuttled out in the first round 6-4, 6-4 by American journeywoman
Jill Craybas. Another American, wildcard
Alexa Glatch, moved into the second round with a straight-set win over Canadian qualifier
Stephanie Dubois.
Other winners of note on the day were China's Li Na, and Israel's
Shahar Peer in early-round play.
Russian
Dinara Safina is the top seed for the event, with the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, sitting out Indian Wells over what they saw as a racist incident in 2001.
