Wed Jul 30 12:38:07 2008

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Radwanska cruises; Szavay upended in Sweden

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Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Top-seeded and defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska was an easy second-round winner, while second-seeded Hungarian Agnes Szavay went by way of the upset Wednesday at the $145,000 Nordic Light Open tennis tournament.

The Polish Radwanska, seeing her first action since reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals earlier this month, won her seventh straight match at this event by pasting Ukrainian Mariya Koryttseva 6-1, 6-1. Radwanska beat Russian Vera Dushevina in last year's finale here.

Meanwhile, Szavay gave way to the 2007 Stockholm runner-up Dushevina, as the Russian erased the Hungarian 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) on Day 3.

One other second-round match saw third-seeded Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik handle Russian qualifier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-4.

The first round concluded on Wednesday when sixth-seeded Indian Sania Mirza mauled France's Emilie Loit 6-3, 6-2 on the hardcourts at Stockholm Olympic Stadium. Mirza will face Czech Iveta Benesova in a second-rounder here on Thursday.

This week's titlist will take home $22,925.