seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia defeated Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-3, 7-6 (6) to reach the second round of the Monterrey Open. The Slovakian next faces Kaia Kanepi of Estonia. In a key second-round match, third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia defeated Polona Hercog of Slovenia, 6-2, 6-3. Hercog reached the final last weekend against Venus Williams in Acapulco in the Mexican Open, a clay-court tournament. Pavlyuchenkova faces Klara Zakopalova of Czech Republic in the quarterfinals. Zakopalova defeated Patricia Mayr of Austria, 6-4, 6-3, while Alize Cornet of France ousted seventh-seeded Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada, 6-2, 6-3. Also in the second round in the outdoor hard-court tournament, American Vania King defeated Julie Coin of France 6-3, 6-3. Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia made a surprise first-round exit Tuesday. Safina pulls out World No. 2 Dinara Safina has pulled out of next week's Indian Wells tournament because of persistent problems with a back injury, the Russian said Wednesday. “Unfortunately, I will not be able to play in Indian Wells this year because of the back injury that's been bothering me since the end of last season,” Safina said on her official website. Andreev vs. Devvarman Russia substitute Igor Andreev will face Somdev Devvarman in Friday's opening singles against India in the Davis Cup first-round tie. Andreev was called in to play for the injured Nikolay Davydenko, Russia's top player. Thursday's draw also pit Mikhail Youzhny against India No. 1 Rohan Bopanna. In Saturday's doubles, Igor Kunitsyn and Teimuraz Gabashvili will play experienced India duo Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. India leads 2-1 against the former USSR and Russia.
