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Roddick overwhelms Srichaphan

MASON, AUG. 6. Defending champion Andy Roddick overwhelmed 15th-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament.

Eleventh-seeded Andre Agassi beat No. 17 Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 6-3. Among the other third-round winners were three other former No. 1s — Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt and Carlos Moya.

Leander-Mahesh survive

Eighth-seeded Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi survived a scare in recording a 6-7(6-8), 7-6(7-4), 7-5 victory over Frantisek Cermak and Leos Friedl of the Czech Republic in the doubles pre-quarterfinals.

Sharapova loses

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was eliminated by Vera Zvonareva 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 while former champions Amelie Mauresmo and Jennifer Capriati advanced to the Rogers Cup quarterfinals in Montreal on Thursday.

Navratilova out

Martina Navratilova borrowed everything — racket, clothes, shoes, even glasses — to play in the Nordic Light Open in Stockholm on Thursday, and it was all for naught.

Navratilova's missing gear was in a bag which didn't show up at Stockholm's Arlanda International Airport after her flight from London on Wednesday, and she and Elena Tatarkova of Ukraine lost their first-round doubles to Italians Maria Elena Camerin and Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 7-5.

The results: At Cincinnati (ATP Masters): Third round: Fabrice Santoro bt Jonas Bjorkman 6-0, 6-3; Carlos Moya bt Wayne Arthurs 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(5); Marat Safin bt Ivo Karlovic 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 6-4; Lleyton Hewitt bt Tim Henman 6-1, 6-4; Tommy Robredo bt Greg Rusedski 7-6(4), 7-6(2); Andy Roddick bt Paradorn Srichaphan 6-2, 6-3; Andre Agassi bt Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 6-3; Tommy Haas bt Robin Soderling 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

At Montreal (Rogers Cup WTA Tour): Third round: Karolina Sprem bt Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-4; Amelie Mauresmo bt Elena Bovina 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Tatiana Golovin bt Gisela Dulko 6-7(0), 6-3, 6-4; Jennifer Capriati bt Mary Pierce 6-2, 6-4; Magdalena Maleeva bt Paola Suarez 6-4, 6-3; Elena Likhovtseva bt Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-3; Anastasia Myskina bt Chanda Rubin 6-4, 6-0; Vera Zvonareva bt Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

At Stockholm (Nordic Light Open): Second round: Alicia Molik bt Silvija Talaja 6-3, 6-1; Severine Beltrame bt Barbara Schett 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Sandra Kleinova bt Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi 6-0 (retd.); Tatiana Perebiynis bt Patricia Wartusch 6-0, 6-4; Henrieta Nagyova bt Sofia Arvidsson 6-2, 7-5. — Agencies

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