Federer and Sharapova cruise, Roddick exits

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Big-serving Andy Roddick crashed out of the Pacific Life Open on Sunday while second-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced after a battling 6-1 4-6 6-3 win over Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova.

American Roddick, the sixth seed, was beaten 6-4 6-4 by Germany's Tommy Haas in a second-round match after Kuznetsova came back from an error-prone second set to seal victory in one hour, 48 minutes.

Much smoother progress was made by Swiss world number one Roger Federer, Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova and women's title-holder Daniela Hantuchova, who all won their respective matches in straight sets.

Federer, fully recovered from a bout of mononucleosis (glandular fever), crushed Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3 6-2 and Sharapova maintained her perfect start to the year by sweeping past Eleni Daniilidou of Greece 7-5 6-3.

Slovakian Hantuchova, a double champion at Indian Wells, breezed through against China's Zheng Jie 6-4 6-2 in a late match.

World number three Kuznetsova, who lost to Hantuchova in last year's final, was relieved to book her place in the fourth round of the women's draw at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

"I just stopped a little bit and lost my concentration," the Russian told reporters of her slump midway through the match.

"I have to figure out how to start playing better earlier after being 5-0 down in the second set. I didn't want to go to the third set 6-0 down so I changed that to give me the key to play better in the third."