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Federer, Mauresmo advance at U.S. Open

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Two-time defending champion Roger Federer and second-seeded Rafael Nadal were straight-sets winners Wednesday at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

The top-seeded/world No. 1 Swiss Federer cruised past Taiwanese Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, 6-4, 6-1, 6-0.

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Nadal, a two-time French Open winner, cruised to a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, elimination of Mark Philippoussis.

Fourth-seeded David Nalbandian ha to come back to beat German Michael Berrer, 4-6, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 7-5, 6-2.

Luis Horna of Peru beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3; former U.S. Open winner Marat Safin of Russia downed Czech Robin Vik, 6-1, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3; and 15th-seed Lleyton Hewitt ousted Spaniard Albert Montanes, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3, in other men's opening-round action.

Tenth-seeded Chilean Fernando Gonzalez beat Czech Jiri Vanek, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2, and 12th-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych beat Serbian Boris Pashanski, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1.

Other seeded winners included Olivier Rochus, Gael Monfils and Sebastien Grosjean.

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In women's play, Amelie Mauresmo cruised past Kristina Barrois, 6-1, 7-5, completing a match suspended by rain Tuesday.

Sixteenth-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia needed three sets to beat Russian Vera Dushevina, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

Eighth-seeded Swiss Martina Hingis beat Chinese Shuai Peng, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, in her first U.S. Open appearance since 2002. And unseeded American Serena Williams beat Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain, 6-1, 6-2.

The 11th seeded former French Open champion Anastasia Myskina was eliminated, losing to Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, 6-4, 6-2.

Other seeded winners Wednesday included Dinara Safina, Ana Ivanovic, Anna Chakvetadze and Na Li.

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