Hingis happy with comeback win

Hingis is gunning for her third title of 2002

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Serena Williams and Martina Hingis made winning returns to the WTA Tour in the second round of the State Farm Classic in Scottsdale.

Third seed Williams was far from perfect against Alina Jidkova of Russia but still won 6-3 6-3 while second seed Hingis shrugged off three weeks of inactivity to beat Frenchwoman Stephanie Foretz 6-2 6-4.

I wasn't focused out there, I made so many errors

Serena Williams

Williams has been sidelined since straining ligaments in her left ankle in the semi-finals of the Adidas International on 11 January.

"I didn't play good tonight at all," said Williams. "If I was to rate my game with 10 being the highest, I'd give myself about a two.

"I wasn't focused out there, I made so many errors. I should have been able to hit more aces. But I'm going to work on some things on my day off."

Hingis was pleased with her performance, saying: "I felt very focused, very concentrated. Overall I was pretty happy about it."

Eighth seed Deja Bedanova of the Czech Republic beat Croatia's Silvija Talaja 6-2 6-3 while unseeded Australian Nicole Pratt overcame Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-2 6-1.

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Wednesday's results:

2-M Hingis (Swi) bt S Foretz (Fra) 6-2 6-4
N Pratt (Aus) bt A Sugiyama (Jap) 6-2 6-1
8-D Bedanova (Cz Rep) bt S Talaja (Cro) 6-2 6-3
3-S Williams (US) bt A Jidkova (Rus) 6-3 6-3

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