MATCH POINTS The top women advanced to the third round without too much stress.
Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round but made hard work of the Croatian Ivan Dodig.
MATCH POINTS A couple of improving Americans advanced to the third round of the women's draw.
Justin Gimelstob of Morristown, N.J., also advanced to the third round, 6-4, 6-3, over Harel Levy of Israel.
With more effort than Agassi, second-seeded Marat Safin also advanced to the third round after a five-set victory.
When they advanced to the third round at Wimbledon, it was the best showing of their careers.
Nadal advanced to the third round at Wimbledon in July and has climbed to No. 45 in the world.
Top-ranked Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the third round of the RCA Championships in Indianapolis yesterday, but two of the top four seeded players did not accompany him.
Yesterday she and Sánchez-Vicario, seeded seventh, advanced to the third round again, defeating Tatiana Perebiynis and Tatiana Poutchek, 6-3, 7-5.
Maria Sharapova advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open by beating Mariana Duque-Marinofof Colombia 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday.
In 2004 at the Open, Chakvetadze was a qualifier who advanced to the third round by upsetting her fellow Russian Anastasia Myskina.
