Indian Wells, CA (My Sportsbook) - Second seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark rolled into the fourth round while former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova was a third-round loser Sunday at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open tennis event.
Wozniacki blew past Russian Maria Kirilenko, the 32nd seed, 6-0, 6-3, at the beautiful Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
In a mild upset, 18th-seeded Zheng Jie of China outlasted 10th-seeded Russian Sharapova 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Sharapova titled here in 2006.
Fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia cruised past Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-4, 6-2, while fifth-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska drilled 31st- seeded Argentine Gisela Dulko, 6-1, 6-0.
Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli, the 11th seed, and Alicia Molik of Australia were also straight-set winners. Bartoli handled American Jill Craybas 6-2, 6-0 and Molik dominated Brit Elena Baltacha, 6-0, 6-2.
In a three-set battle, 19th-seeded Aravane Rezai of France outlasted 15th- seeded Italian Francesca Schiavone, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.
The 2010 Indian Wells winner will earn a hefty $700,000.