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ALIGN=left><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>September 01, 2007</b></font> </TD> <TD WIDTH=100 ALIGN=CENTER><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Saturday</b></font> </TD> <TD WIDTH=200 ALIGN=right><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Sha�aban 18, 1428 </b></font> </TD> </TR></TABLE><br><center></center><P ALIGN=CENTER><BR><center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="468" height="60" border="1"> <param name="movie" value="../../../adimages/epaper_new_banner.swf"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="SCALE" value="exactfit"> <embed src="../../../adimages/epaper_new_banner.swf" width="468" height="60" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" scale="exactfit"></embed></object><BR><BR></Center></P></center><center><br><br><font size=4><b>Sharapova moves ahead, Roddick celebrates birthday in style</font></b></center><p><br>NEW YORK, Aug 31: Maria Sharapova needed only 51 minutes to overwhelm Australian Casey Dellacqua in the second round of the US Open on Thursday, serving notice that she is focused, in-form and determined to defend her title.<br><br>The second-seeded Sharapova blasted 30 winners while yielding only two to her opponent during a 6-1, 6-0 rout under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium.<br><br>Sharapova is one of 10 Russian women in the third round.<br><br>Most of the favourites breezed through on a sunny day and a cool evening at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows.<br><br>On the men�s side, fifth seed Andy Roddick celebrated his 25th birthday with a second-round victory over Argentine Jose Acasuso, who retired with a knee injury at the end of the third set.<br><br>Roddick, the 2003 champion, said he was just glad to advance.<br><br>The American was leading 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 when Acasuso left the court.<br><br>Other winners included fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, No 6 American James Blake, ninth seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic and Britan�s No 19 Andy Murray.<br><br>Richard Gasquet was the first casualty of the day when the French 13th seed pulled out with a fever. The withdrawal handed American wildcard Donald Young a walkover into the third round.<br><br>On the women�s side, 16th seed Martina Hingis sliced, lobbed and chipped her way to a 6-2, 7-5 win over Pauline Parmentier of France while fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova employed power tennis in a 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 victory over Camille Pin.<br><br>Sharapova�s competition in the tournament will certainly get stronger but the Russian was particularly sharp against a bewildered Dellacqua.<br><br>Sharapova landed 78 percent of her first serves and won 52 of the match�s 75 points. She has now lost two games in two matches.<br><br>Thursday�s results (prefix number denotes seeding):<br><br><B>Men�s singles:</B><br><br>Second round: 6-James Blake (US) beat Fabrice Santoro (France) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Stefan Koubek (Austria) beat Michael Llodra (France) 6-1, 6-3, 6-3; 10-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat Philipp Petzschner (Germany) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5; Thomas Johansson (Sweden) beat Arnaud Clement (France) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (9-11), 7-6 (7-1); 4-Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) beat Nicolas Kiefer (Germany) 6-2, 6-2, 6-2; Feliciano Lopez (Spain) beat Igor Andreev (Russia) 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5); 28-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat Luis Horna (Peru) 6-4, 6-2 2-1 � Horna retired; Sebastien Grosjean (France) beat Max Mirnyi (Belarus) 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-3; 5-Andy Roddick (US) beat Jose Acasuso (Argentina) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 � Acasuso retired; Lee Hyung-taik (South Korea) beat 14-Guillermo Canas (Argentina) 7-5, 7-5, 6-3; 19-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Jonas Bjorkman (Sweden) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1; 9-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Simone Bolelli (Italy) 7-5, 6-3, 6-3; Fernando Verdasco (Spain) beat Gilles Simon (France) 6-0, 6-4, 6-3; Donald Young (US) beat 13-Richard Gasquet (France) � walkover.<br><br><b>Women�s singles:</b><br><br>Second round: 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat Casey Dell�Acqua (Australia) 6-1, 6-0; 30-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Virginie Razzano (France) 6-2, 6-3; Agnes Szavay (Hungary) beat 32-Michaella Krajicek (Netherlands) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; 13-Nicole Vaidisova (Czech Republic) beat Flavia Pennetta (Italy) 6-2, 7-6 (7-0); Maria Kirilenko (Russia) beat 22-Katarina Srebotnik (Slovenia) 6-4, 6-3; 7-Nadia Petrova (Russia) beat Anastasia Rodionova (Russia) 7-5, 6-1; Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 6-2, 6-2; 16-Martina Hingis (Switzerland) beat Pauline Parmentier (France) 6-2, 7-5; 11-Patty Schnyder (Switzerland) beat Severine Bremond (France) 6-3, 6-0; Julia Vakulenko (Ukraine) beat Jelena Kostanic Tosic (Croatia) 6-2, 6-1; 4-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat Camille Pin (France) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0; Tamira Paszek (Austria) beat 24-Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-3, 7-5; 31-Anabel Medina Garriques (Spain) beat Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spain) 7-5, 6-2; 26-Sania Mirza (India) beat Laura Granville (US) 6-3, 7-5 6-Anna Chakvetadze (Russia) beat Nicole Pratt (Australia) 6-3, 6-4; 18-Shahar Peer (Israel) beat Bethanie Mattek (US) 6-2, 6-1.�Reuters<br><br><br><br><BR><center><script type="text/javascript"> GA_googleFillSlot("D_N_Hm_Ip_BottomBanner"); </script><BR><BR></Center><center><table><td valign=middle align=left width=100><a href=spt4.htm><img border=0 width=82 height=42 src="../../../images/prev.gif" ALT="Previous Story"></a></td><td valign=top width=200 align=center><a href="#top"><img border=0 width=80 height=42 src="../../../images/top.gif" ALT="Top of Page"></a></td><td valign=middle align=right width=100><a href=spt6.htm><img border=0 width=61 height=42 src="../../../images/next.gif" ALT="Next Story"></a></td></table></td></tr></table><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><br></td><td width="80%"><center><IMG width="425" height="1" src="../../../images/seprtr2.gif" alt="Seprater"><br><a href="../../../fixed/contributions/contributions.htm" target="_blank">Contributions</a></br><font size="2"><A href="../../../fixed/privacy/privacy.htm">Privacy Policy</A></Font><br><font size="2"><A href="../../../copyright.htm">� DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2007</A></Font> </center></td></tr></table><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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