Myskina stunned but Davenport turns on style

Anastasia Myskina's preparations for the defence of her French Open title suffered another setback on Wednesday as she lost to 15-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidisova in the Family Circle Cup second round. World number one Lindsay Davenport, defending...

Anastasia Myskina's preparations for the defence of her French Open title suffered another setback on Wednesday as she lost to 15-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidisova in the Family Circle Cup second round.

World number one Lindsay Davenport, defending champion Venus Williams and former number one Justine Henin-Hardenne advanced but Myskina's poor form continued as she suffered her second early exit in as many weeks losing 6-3 5-7 6-4 to the teenager.

Top seed Davenport cruised past world number 129 Marie-Eve Pelletier of Canada 6-2 6-2 to set up a clash with another qualifier, Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine. In the night match, Venus Williams opened the defence of her title with a 7-6 6-2 victory over Czech Denisa Chladkova.

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