Demolition job by Daniela
Demolition job by Daniela 
From correspondents in Doha, Qatar
Former Australian Captain February 27, 2007
SIXTH seed Daniela Hantuchova and eighth seed Francesca Schiavone marched into the second round of the $1.3 million ($1.7 million) Qatar Open today (AEDT).
World No.18, Slovakia’s Hantuchova breezed past Columbia’s Catalina Castano 6-1 6-0 in 53 minutes, while Italy’s Schiavone, ranked 25, defeated Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 6-4 in 1hr 26min.
India pin-up girl Sania Mirza and Italy’s Mara Santangelo were the other first-round winners.
Mirza overcame early hiccups to defeat Italy’s Romina Oprandi 6-4 6-3, while Santangelo edged past Germany wildcard Sandra Kloesel 6-3 7-6.
Hantuchova seemed to be in a hurry as she demolished Castano with a flurry of shots.
Schiavone took a while to find her rhythm but, once she settled to a pattern, returning well from the baseline, she proved too good and Pironkova had to play second fiddle.
The Italian broke twice to clinch the first set and continued her dominance in the second, playing some exquisite shots from the back of the court.
Pironkova showed flashes of brilliance, breaking Schiavone twice, but the Italian replied with three breakpoints to wrap up the match without much troubled.
Schiavone, who lost her first-round match in Dubai last week to Patty Schnyder from Switzerland, said she was happy to have progressed into the second round.
“I am quite happy to get off to a win. It was not that easy, there were some challenges,” she said.
Belgium’s Justine Henin, Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova, Switzerland’s Martina Hingis and Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic are the top four seeds.
Reuters