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Federer eases past Grosjean

TORONTO: Top-ranked Roger Federer swept past Sebastien Grosjean 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Rogers Cup on Wednesday and won his 50th straight match in North America.

Federer broke Grosjean in the eighth game of the first set, started the second set with another break and then lost his own serve straightaway. He won the last three games to advance to a third round clash against the in-form Dmitry Tursunov of Russia.

Since he lost in the first round of Cincinnati in August 2004, Federer has won eight successive North American tournaments, including the last two U.S. Opens.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Lee Hyung-taik of South Korea 6-4, 6-3.

Stosur's day out

In the JP Morgan Chase Open at Carson (California), Lindsay Davenport's comeback ended with a 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3 loss to Australia's Samantha Stosur.

The top-seeded Maria Sharapova routed Anastassia Rodionova of Russia 6-3, 6-1 in the second round.

Serena Williams continued her comeback, beating fellow American Ashley Harkleroad 6-3, 6-2. Ranked 110th, Serena is playing in her second tournament since January after being out with a knee injury.

The results: At Toronto (ATP Rogers Cup): Second round: Fernando Gonzalez bt Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2, 6-1; Carlos Moya bt Denis Gremelmayr 6-1, 6-4; Xavier Malisse bt Paradorn Srichaphan 7-6(3), 6-3; Julien Benneteau bt Dominik Hrbaty 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-1; Jose Acasuso bt Tommy Robredo 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; Richard Gasquet bt James Blake 6-4, 6-3; Ivan Ljubicic bt Arnaud Clement 7-6(6), 6-4; Tomas Berdych bt Mikhail Youzhny 7-6(3), 6-4; Roger Federer bt Sebastien Grosjean 6-3, 6-3; Davide Sanguinetti bt Jan Hernych 6-4, 7-6(4); Andy Murray bt Tim Henman 6-2, 7-6(3); Fernando Verdasco bt Kevin Kim 6-3, 6-2; Dmitry Tursunov bt Tommy Haas 7-5, 2-6, 6-1; Thomas Johansson bt Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 3-2, retd.; Rafael Nadal bt Lee Hyung-taik 6-4, 6-3; Jarkko Nieminen bt Frank Dancevic 6-2, 6-3.

At Carson, California (WTA JP Morgan Chase Open): Second round: Anna-Lena Groenefeld bt Akiko Morigami 6-3, 6-2; Daniela Hantuchova bt Lisa Raymond 7-6(2), 6-2; Shahar Peer bt Paola Suarez 6-2, 6-3; Alona Bondarenko bt Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 4-6, 7-5; Ana Ivanovic bt Mara Santangelo 7-6(4), 7-5; Samantha Stosur bt Lindsay Davenport 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3; Serena Williams bt Ashley Harkleroad 6-3, 6-2; Maria Sharapova bt Anastassia Rodionova 6-3, 6-1; Jelena Jankovic bt Lucie Safarova 7-6(4), 6-4.

At Stockholm (WTA Nordic Light Open): Second Round: Tsvetana Pironkova bt Catalina Castano 6-4, 6-2; Martina Sucha bt Emmanuelle Gagliardi 4-6, 7-5, 4-0, retd.; Li Na bt Yulia Beygelzimer 6-4, 6-0; Anastasia Myskina bt Urszula Radwanska 7-6(3), 6-3. — Agencies

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