Wozniacki, Sharapova advance at Indian Wells; Henin slips

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03/13/2010 - Indian Wells, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - U.S. Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki and former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova were among Friday's second-round winners at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open tennis event.

The second-seeded Wozniacki, of Denmark, came from behind to beat American Vania King 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 at the beautiful Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Sharapova, seeded 10th, also rallied from a set down to post a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory over fellow Russian Vera Dushevina. Sharapova titled here in 2006.

Belgian Justine Henin came up short in her second-round match as the 31st seed, Gisela Dulko of Argentina, topped the 2004 Indian Wells champ 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

Meanwhile, fourth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva held off Belarusian Olga Govortsova 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 and fifth-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska got past former top-10 performer Anna Chakvetadze of Russia 6-2, 5-3, retired.

The highest seeded player to fall on Friday was No. 7 Li Na of China. Brit Elena Baltacha outlasted Li 7-6 (8-6), 2-6. 7-6 (9-7).

Eleventh-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli was a straight-set winner over Polona Hercog of Slovenia 6-4, 6-2, 15th-seeded Italian Francesca Schiavone bested Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan 6-3, 6-4 and 16th-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova outlasted Swiss Patty Schnyder 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

Eighteenth-seeded Chinese Zheng Jie handled Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 7-5, while 19th-seeded Aravane Rezai of France beat lucky loser Tamarine Tanasugarn, Chinese Peng Shuai knocked off 20th-seeded Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-1, 6-4, American Jill Craybas ousted 22nd-seeded German Sabine Lisicki 4-6, 7-5, 2-0, retired, Aussie Alicia Molik took out 29th-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), Belgian Kirsten Flipkens upended 30th-seeded Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak 6-1, 6-2 and 32nd-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko was a 7-5, 6-3 winner over Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano.

This week's 32 seeds all received byes into the second round.

Vera Zvonareva bested 2008 Indian Wells champ Ana Ivanovic in last year's finale here.

The 2010 Indian Wells winner will earn a hefty $700,000.

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