Patty Schnyder News

Fifth-seeded Patty Schnyder beat Chanda Rubin 6-2, 6-2 Monday to advance to the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix. Michaella Krajicek, behind 13 aces, defeated Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-1 in the only other first-round match Monday at the indoor tournament. Several top stars have withdrawn from the tournament because of injury, including Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Maria Sharapova, Lindsay Davenport and Serena and Venus Williams. Top-seeded Amelie ...

Second-seeded Patty Schnyder rolled past Elise Tamaela of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-1 Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Wismilak International tennis tournament. American No. 3 Lindsay Davenport booked her spot in the final eight with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Japan's Akiko Morigami. Davenport was never in trouble against Morigami, but the defending champion missed several first serves that allowed her opponent to draw her into some testing rallies. ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) _ Second-seeded Maria Sharapova used her strong serve to defeat Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Acura Classic. Sharapova's dominance on her serve was also the key to her winning the second game of the second set, which lasted 24 points and took more than 15 minutes to complete. ``I think I served smart,'' said Sharapova, ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ Mardy Fish beat Davide Sanguinetti of Italy 6-3, 6-3 Monday in the first round of the Pilot Pen, continuing his comeback from a wrist injury. Fish, who underwent two surgeries in 2005, dropped out of the top 100 for the first time in his career after climbing as high as No. 17 in 2004. ``You take it for granted when you've never been injured before ...