Roger Federer overpowered Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-2 Thursday at the clay-court Estoril Open to advance to the quarterfinals. The top-ranked Swiss gave a more assured performance than in the first round when he dropped the opening set. Playing in occasional light drizzle, Federer conceded just 10 points in his service games to win in an hour. “The rain really made it difficult today,” Federer said. “It's a good test so far.” The Romanian attempted to put pressure on Federer's backhand but the Swiss hit some of his best shots from that side. Federer broke Hanescu's serve twice in the second set and made 28 unforced errors in the match – roughly half the number he made in his opening match. Also in the second round, Jiri Vanek of the Czech Republic beat eighth-seeded Michael Berrer of Germany 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. In the women's event, second-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko beat Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2. Seventh-seeded Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden lost to Ukrainian Olga Savchuk 6-2, 6-2.Jankovic, Sharapova thru In South Carolina, top seed and holder Jelena Jankovic weathered a tight first set before crushing American qualifier Alexandra Stevenson 7-5, 6-0 in the Family Circle Cup second round on Wednesday. Second-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova also cruised into the third round, brushing aside American Bethanie Mattek 6-0, 6-0 in an evening match. Jankovic next meets Russian player Anastasia Rodionova, a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Aravane Rezai of France. Sharapova set up a likely quarterfinal with fifth-seeded American Serena Williams. Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, the 11th seed, battled from a set down to beat Edina Gallovits of Romania 6-7, 6-2, 7-5 in a fluctuating encounter lasting two-and-a-half hours. Fourth seed Elena Dementieva of Russia swept past American Jill Craybas 6-0, 6-2 and seventh-seeded Swiss Patty Schnyder beat Olga Govortsova of Belarus 7-6, 6-0. Ninth seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia hammered Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-1, 6-0 and 13th-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won 7-6, 6-0 against China's Sun Tiantian.Blake wins In Houston, top seed James Blake eased into the US Clay Court Championships second round but fellow American Sam Querrey, the fourth seed, made an early exit on Wednesday. Blake, the world number nine, beat Japanese wildcard Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4 in an evening match to set up a meeting with 15-year-old American Ryan Harrison on Thursday. Big-serving Querrey squandered a 2-0 lead in the decisive set before losing 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to Chilean Nicolas Massu in a tight contest lasting two hours, 48 minutes. Massu, 28, next faces Brazil's Marcos Daniel, a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Serb Viktor Troicki. In other first-round matches, Australia's Peter Luczak beat qualifier Harel Levy of Israel 6-4, 6-4 and Chilean Paul Capdeville brushed aside Argentina's Diego Hartfield 6-0, 6-4. Eighth-seeded Spaniard Oscar Hernandez scraped past American Donald Young 6-4, 6-4 in a second-round encounter.Monaco downs Eschauer Second-seeded Juan Monaco squeezed past Austria's Werner Eschauer 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 in the first round at the Valencia Open on Wednesday. Meanwhile, third-seeded Tommy Robredo beat fellow Spaniard Santiago Ventura 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-4 to earn a quarterfinal against last year's runner-up and No. 8 seed Potito Starace of Italy. Starace defeated France's Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday. In first-round matches, Fernando Verdasco defeated Ecuador's Nicolas Lapentti 5-7, 6-3, 6
