Former champion Conchita Martinez of Spain recovered from a set down last night to defeatLilia Osterloh and advance to the third round of the Family Circle Cup women's tennis tournament.
Martinez won this clay court event in 1994 and 1995 when it was staged at Hilton Head Island. She reeled off 11 of the last 12 games to complete a 1-6 6-3 6-0 second-round victory.
World number one Martina Hingis took time to assert herself after falling behind 3-5 in the first set to post a 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 victory over BiankaLamade of Germany.
"The most important thing was just to put the ball in play," said Hingis of dealing with the unseasonably cold and windy conditions.
"I just settled down and got used to it. In the beginning, I didn't know what to do," added the top seed.
The third-seeded Marintez found herself 1-6 1-2 behind before the veteran kicked her game into gear, winning the next four games to build acomfortable 5-2 lead.
Osterloh broke Martinez in the next game but the Spaniard swept the next seven to close out the match.
Earlier 10th-seeded American Amy Frazier became the first player to reach the third round by overwhelming German Andrea Glass 6-26-2.