Hingis Holds Off Dutch Teenager to Advance

Seventh-seeded Martina Hingis won the first 14 points of her second-round match against 18-year-old Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands and looked like she was headed to an easy victory.

Instead, the tour veteran from Switzerland ended up with a tough fight on her hands before pulling out a 7-5, 6-2 victory.

On a cool, summer night, Hingis cruised to a 4-0 lead in the first set as the night session crowd was settling into their seats. Krajicek then put together a spirited come back to win five of the next six games to tie the set at 5-5.

Krajicek went up 40-30 in the eleventh game of the set, but Hingis came back to break serve for a 6-5 lead. Hingis, serving for the set, dropped the first point, but then smacked two aces and went on to serve out the set, which took 1 hour and 3 minutes to complete.

Both players exchanged service breaks early in the second set, but Hingis drew upon the experience that made her a two-time Acura Classic champion and won the last four games in a row to oust Krajicek.

Hingis converted on 6 of 12 point opportunities during the match which took 1 hour and 42 minutes.

• Hingis advances to the third round where she will face the winner of the Patty Schnyder / Alla Kudryavtseva match.  
• Hingis is ranked 13 in the world.
• Hingis is making her seventh career Acura Classic appearance. She won the title here in 1997 and 1999.
• This was the first head-to-head meeting between the two players.
• Hingis improves her 2007 match record to 21-9.
• Hingis has represented Switzerland in Fed Cup play.
• Hingis has won 43 singles titles on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour including five Grand Slam titles.
• Krajicek is ranked 33 in the world.
• Krajicek was making her Acura Classic debut.
• Krajicek reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon earlier this year.
• Krajicek has represented the Netherlands in Fed Cup play.

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