Sydney, January 10:

Second-seeded Amelie Mauresmo was bounced out of the Sydney International on Tuesday, while Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne cruised into the quarter-finals.

After a bye in the first round Mauresmo, in her first match since winning the season-ending WTA Championships in November, was upset 6-3, 7-5 by Ana Ivanovic of Serbia-Montenegro in the second. Mauresmo struggled with her own serve and Ivanovic’s booming forehand. Ivanovic next faces sixth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 2004 US Open winner, who led Dinara Safina 6-3 when her fellow Russian withdrew because of blisters on her left foot.

Top-seeded Clijsters beat China’s Li Na 6-3, 6-1, and the fifth-seeded Henin-Hardenne cruised past Russia’s Vera Dushevina 6-2, 6-2. Henin-Hardenne’s quarter-final opponent is Italy’s Francesca Schiavone, who won 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1 over China’s Yan Zi. Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova ousted third-seeded Patty Schynder 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to set up a quarter-final against No 8 Nicole Vaidisova, a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Yuliana Fedak.

On the men’s side, three more seeded players went out on Tuesday. No 4 Richard Gasquet, No 6 Tommy Robredo and No 7 Radek Stepanek joined former top-ranked Juan Carlos Ferrero, seeded fifth, as first-round losers. No 3 Thomas Johansson withdrew because of a right shoulder strain. Igor Andreev beat French Gasquet 6-3, 6-4; Dmitry Tursunov overcame Robredo 7-6 (4), 6-3; and Thailand’s Paradorn Srichaphan ousted Stepanek 6-3, 6-4.

Juan Monaco beat Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-2 and Florent Serra beat fellow Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 5-7, 6-2, 6-4. Spain’s Carlos Moya overcame Sebastien Grosjean 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) and Australia’s Peter Luczak upset Belgian Xavier Malisse 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).

Hobart Int’l

HOBART: Jelena Kostanic of Croatia beat seventh-seeded Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, leaving just three seeded players at the Hobart International tennis tournament. Eighth-seeded Jill Craybas defeated France’s Severine Bremond 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 and fifth-seeded Iveta Benesova beat American Mashona Washington 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in other second-round matches.

The remaining seeded player, fourth-seeded Amy Frazier of the United States, was leading 7-6 (3), 4-1 when rain forced the rest of the match to be put off until Wednesday. Laura Granville beat fellow American Jamea Jackson 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Heineken Open

AUCKLAND: Defending champion Fernando Gonzalez of Chile advanced to the second round of the Heineken Open, beating Peruvian qualifier Luis Horna 6-3, 6-4.

Gonzalez took only 66 minutes to beat Horna, who gained his place in the 32-man main draw as a lucky loser with the withdrawal of Australian wild card Mark Philippoussis.

Second-seeded David Ferrer of Spain beat Federico Luzzi of Italy 7-5, 6-2 but third-seeded American Robby Ginepri lost in three sets to Spain’s Alberto Martin, 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-2.

Seventh-seeded Jarkko Nieminen of Finland beat former top junior Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-2, 6-2, taking only 51 minutes to book his place in the second round.

Belgian brothers Olivier and Christophe Rochus both won their first-round matches in straight sets. Olivier defeated Albert Montanes of Spain 6-2, 6-4 while Christophe beat Jose Acasuso of Argentina 6-4, 6-4.

Three qualifiers also advanced. Czech Jan Hernych beat Andrei Pavel of Romania 6-1, 6-2, Dutch Raemon Sluiter beat Daniele Bracciali of Italy 6-3, 6-4 and Czech Ivo Minar progressed when Wesley Moodie retired with injury.