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Sharapova, Kuznetsova ease through second round in California

14:06 15/03/2008

MOSCOW, March 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's top two women tennis players Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won convincing second round victories at the Pacific Life Open singles in Indian Wells, California.

Fourth-seed Sharapova clinched her 15th straight victory, beating France's Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 6-1, 6-0 in less than an hour on Friday.

Second-seed Kuznetsova overpowered fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in a 6-1 6-1 win.

Russia's Maria Kirilenko was beaten by Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-2 6-0.

In the third round, Sharapova will meet Greece's Eleni Daniilidou (25), and Kuznetsova will play Dominika Cibulkova (28) of Slovakia.

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