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Serena, Hingis move up

SCOTTSDALE, FEB. 28. Serena Williams of the United States, playing for the first time since injuring an ankle in a semifinal in Sydney early January, overwhelmed Russian qualifier Alina Jidkova 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the State Farm Women's Tennis Classic here on Wednesday.

``On a scale of 10, I'd give myself about a two,'' said third seeded Williams of her less than inspiring performance. ``I didn't play good at all. I missed my serve, I didn't hit any big ones, I made several errors.'' She also had 10 aces, including a 185 kph (115 mph) rocket on set point in the first set.

The results (second round):Martina Hingis bt Stephanie Foretz 6-2, 6-4; Daja Bedanova bt Silvija Talaja 6-2, 6-3; Serena Williams bt Alina Jidkova 6-3, 6-3; Nicole Pratt bt Ai Sugiyama 6-2, 6-1.

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