Henin hits top gear

Third seed Justine Henin in action against Zanetti

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Third seed Justine Henin and second seed Martina Hingis sped into the fourth round of Indian Wells Masters on Sunday - but it was bad news for fifth seed Jelena Dokic.

After struggling past Slovenia's Maja Matevzic in the second round, Henin shifted into top gear against Adriana Serra Zanetti, dispatching the Italian 6-3 6-0.

But Dokic saw her attempted comeback from injury stall with a 6-3 6-0 loss to Luxembourg's Anne Kremer.

Henin, twice a finalist this season, wasted no time stamping her authority on the contest, breaking Zanetti at the first opportunity in both sets.

I'm disappointed, I tried my best. My leg was really hurting

Jelena Dokic

Displaying the sharpness that was missing from her opening match, Henin simply overwhelmed Zanetti in the second set.

She broke the Italian three times before closing out the match with one of her trademark stinging backhands.

"Today was easier for sure," said Henin. "It's easier after you've already played a match.

"I'm happy with way I played today, I was aggressive and didn't make a lot of mistakes."

Hingis needed 61 minutes to overcome Russian Elena Likhovtseva 6-3, 6-3.

After the match, Hingis said she was happy Likhovtseva put up some stubborn resistance.

"I was a little step slow, but it helped me to have won this match the way I did. When I needed it I was always leading, always made an extra shot," she said.

Jelena Dokic has been struggling with injury

Dokic has been forced to retire from her last two tournaments including the final of the Paris indoors with a right thigh injury.

She managed to complete her match but was in clear distress as Kremer cruised to victory sweeping the final nine games.

"I hurt my other leg yesterday and I was just 50% but I wanted to try," said Dokic, who also lost her opening match of the Pan Pacific championship to Kremer.

Hopeful

"But as I went further into the match it got worse.

"I'm disappointed, I tried my best. It was really hurting.

"You never know how it is going to feel until you start playing but it definitely wasn't good enough to compete."

Dokic said she remains hopeful that the injuries will not prevent her from playing next week at Key Biscayne, the richest stop on the women's Tour.

In other third round play, Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy, who upset top seed Kim Clijsters in the second round, saw her run come to an end with a 7-6 7-5 loss to Russia's Anastasia Myskina.

Eighth seed Elena Dementieva was beaten in three sets by 25th seed Alexandra Stevenson.

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Indian Wells Masters Sunday results (seedings in brackets):

Third round:
Justine Henin (Bel, 3) bt Adriana Serra Zanetti (Ita, 30) 6-3 6-0
Lisa Raymond (USA, 12) bt Tatiana Panova (Rus, 24) 6-2 6-1
Anastasia Myskina (Rus, 28) bt Nathalie Dechy (Fra) 7-6 (7-2) 7-5
Anne Kremer (Lux, 26) bt Jelena Dokic (Yug, 5) 6-3 6-0
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (Spa, 9) bt Daja Bedanova (Cze) 6-4 6-4
Anna Smashnova (Isr) bt Eva Dyrberg (Den) 1-6 6-3 6-2
Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Swi) bt Janette Husarova (Svk) 6-2 6-0
Daniela Hantuchova (Slo, 18) bt Barbara Schett (Aus, 16) 5-7 6-3 6-1
Alexandra Stevenson (US, 25) bt Elena Dementieva (Rus, 8) 6-4 0-6 6-4
Cara Black (Zim) beat Tamarine Tanasugarn (Tha) 3-6 7-5 6-1

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