DUBAI: Maria Sharapova, seeded third, downed Vera Dushevina 6-1, 6-0 in 60 minutes in the Dubai women's Open on Wednesday. She will next face Martina Hingis.

``I do not have revenge on my mind, but I don't like losing to the same player twice in a row,'' Sharapova said. ``Martina played some amazing tennis in Tokyo, but it is a different match tomorrow.''

Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo, the Australian Open champion, beat Slovakian qualifier Henrieta Nagyova 6-3, 6-1, while defending champion Lindsay Davenport won her 700th singles match. She beat Russia's Elena Likhovtseva, who's ranked 13 places below her, 6-0, 6-0 in 58 minutes.

``I played well and my body held up,'' said the 29-year-old Davenport. ``To win here, I need to play four days in a row. I am not getting any younger and I have to be fresh for my next match.''

Fourth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne, playing her first match since retiring from the Australian Open final because of stomach pain, laboured to beat qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko 6-4, 7-5. The four-time Grand Slam champion was down 3-0 in the second set after several unforced errors.

Fifth-seeded Francesca Schiavone beat Tunisia's Selima Sfar, while eighth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia lost to 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6, 6-1, 7-5.

At Dubai (WTA Dubai Open): Second round: Justine Henin-Hardenne bt Kateryna Bondarenko 6-4, 7-5; Svetlana Kuznetsova bt Daniela Hantuchova 3-6, 6-1, 7-5; Maria Sharapova bt Vera Dushevina 6-1, 6-0.

Maria Kirilenko bt Lucie Safarova 6-4, 6-3; Amelie Mauresmo bt Henrieta Nagyova 6-3, 6-1; Lindsay Davenport bt Elena Likhovtseva 6-0, 6-0; Martina Hingis bt Anastasia Myskina 6-4, 6-3.

At Memphis (ATP-WTA championships): Men: Second round: Andy Roddick bt Wayne Arthurs 6-7(4), 7-6(9), 7-6(2). First round: Andy Murray bt Rainer Schuettler 1-6, 7-5, 6-2; Paul Goldstein bt Scoville Jenkins 6-4, 6-3; Tommy Haas bt Justin Gimelstob 2-1 (retired); Vince Spadea bt Bobby Reynolds 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(2); Rik de Voest bt Jonas Bjorkman 6-4, 6-3.

Women: Second round: Sofia Arvidsson bt Lisa Raymond 6-4, 6-4; Marta Domachowska bt Martina Sucha 6-3, 6-3; Lilia Osterloh bt Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 5-7, 7-5; Laura Granville bt Tatiana Perebiynis 6-1, 6-2; Amy Frazier bt Yaroslava Shvedova 1-6, 6-0, 6-0; Jill Craybas bt Yuan Meng 6-4, 6-2.

At Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World tournament): Second round: Nikolay Davydenko bt Greg Rusedski 6-4, 6-1; Arvind Parmar bt Dominik Meffert 6-3, 6-3; Christophe Rochus bt Taylor Dent 7-6(0), retired. First round: Jarkko Nieminen bt Mario Ancic 7-5, 7-6(5); Radek Stepanek bt Michael Lammer 6-4, 6-2; Tim Henman bt Thomas Johansson 6-4, 6-4.

At Sao Paulo (ATP Brasil Open): Second round: Olivier Patience bt Gaston Gaudio 6-2, 6-2; Jiri Vanek bt Filippo Volandri 6-0, 6-1; Juan Monaco bt Florent Serra 6-1, 6-1; Alberto Martin bt Andre Ghem 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; Juan Ignacio Chela bt Potito Starace 6-4, 7-5; Nicolas Massu bt Fernando Vicente 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3; Boris Pashanski bt Ricardo Mello 6-2, 6-3; Nicolas Almagro bt Flavio Saretta 7-5, 7-5.

At Bogota (WTA tournament): Second round: Gisela Dulko bt Sara Errani 6-4, 6-3; Lourdes Dominguez Lino bt Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2; Emilie Loit bt Anastasiya Yakimova 6-0, 6-1; Ludmila Cervanova bt Mariana Diaz-Oliva 1-6, 6-2, 6-1. — Agencies

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