Wozniacki cruises into Charleston third round

London: Top seed Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the third round of the Family Circle Cup with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.

The world number two, who triumphed in Ponte Vedra, Florida last week, broke her Czech challenger`s serve five times on the green clay of the stadium court at the USD 700,000 event.The 19-year-old Dane, who had a first round bye here, heads the Charleston field following the withdrawal of world number one Serena Williams. In other second-round action, third seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus was forced to retired while leading 6-2, 2-2 against American qualifier Christina McHale.Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia advanced with a 6-4, 2-0 win after Japan`s Ayumi Morita limped out with an adductor muscle injury. Bureau Report