Inspired Hingis races through

Hingis was in unstoppable form against Talaja

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Second-seeded Martina Hingis, showing no signs of a wrist injury, beat Croatia's Silvija Talaja 6-0, 6-1 in the third round of the Pacific Life Open.

Fourth seed Monica Seles also advanced on Saturday, beating Martina Sucha of Slovakia 6-0, 6-3 at the tournament in Indian Wells.

Fifth seed Jelena Dokic of Yugoslavia edged Elena Bovina of Russia 4-6, 6-3,6-2, and sixth-seeded Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Nicole Pratt of Australia 6-4, 6-1.

Recovery

Hingis, the 1998 tournament winner, was unsure if she would play after experiencing pain in her right wrist during a tournament last week in Scottsdale, Arizona.

But an acupuncture treatment left her without pain.

Hingis said her wrist was "almost perfect" - a description which could be applied to her game.

She committed just 11 unforced errors and won 55 of 79 points in a match that lasted just 41 minutes.

In other matches in the $2.1million tournament, ninth seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain beat Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Tenth seed Amanda Coetzer of South Africa saw off Virginie Razzano of France 6-4, 6-4, and qualifier Eva Dyrberg of Denmark beat 11th-seeded Magdalena Maleeva of Bulgaria 6-2, 6-3.

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Indian Wells Masters Saturday results (seedings in brackets):

Third round:

Monica Seles (US, 4) beat Martina Sucha (Slovakia) 6-0 6-3
Meghann Shaughnessy (US, 6) beat Nicole Pratt (Australia, 32) 6-4 6-1

Second round:

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (Spain, 9) beat Katarina Srebotnik (Slovenia) 6-4 4-6 6-1
Barbara Schett (Austria, 16) beat Bianka Lamade (Germany) 6-4 6-4
Amanda Coetzer (South Africa, 10) beat Virginie Razzano (France) 6-4 6-4
Eva Dyrberg (Denmark) beat Magdalena Maleeva (Bulgaria, 11) 6-2 6-3
Anna Smashnova (Isreal) beat Rita Grande (Italy, 20) 6-1 7-6 (7-4)
Marta Marrero (Spain) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy, 17) 6-4 6-3
Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia, 18) beat Tatiana Poutchek (Belarus) 6-2 6-2
Martina Hingis (Switzerland, 2) beat Silvija Talaja (Croatia) 6-0 6-1
Jelena Dokic (Yugoslavia, 5) beat Elena Bovina (Russia) 4-6 6-3 6-2
Daja Bedanova (Czech Republic, 19) beat Greta Arn (Germany) 6-4 7-5
Janette Husarova (Slovakia) beat Magui Serna (Spain, 21) 6-3 6-3
Ai Sugiyama (Japan, 22) beat Eleni Daniilidou (Greece) 6-4 3-6 6-1
Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Switzerland) beat Angeles Montolio (Spain, 15) 6-1 6-4
Iroda Tulyaganova (Uzbekistan, 13) beat Jelena Kostanic (Croatia) 6-3 6-3

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