Elena Dementieva kept on her winning ways in Florida yesterday when she defeated France's Nathalie Dechy 6-4 6-3 in the second-round of the WTA $ 565,000 clay court tournament. The in-form Russian has now won 11 of her past 14 matches. Dementieva, who received a first round bye, now owns a 4-2 record over Dechy.
Russia's Nadia Petrova beat the eighth-seeded Chanda Rubin of the United States, 4-6 6-4 6-0. In all American match ups, Jill Craybas surprised No. 1 seed Amy Frazier, 6-2 6-2 the 10th seeded Meghann Shaughnessy toppled Sandra Cacic, 2-6 6-0 7-5 and No. 12 seed Lisa Raymond cruised by Jennifer Hopkins, 6-4 6-1.
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