Top seed Amelie Mauresmo swept aside French compatriot Mary Pierce 6-4 6-1 in the second round of the Antwerp Diamond Games. "My game is becoming more and more aggressive but at the same time I am calm and focused," said Mauresmo.
"I know that tennis can be disappointing but I am only thinking about the good things."
French Open champion Anastasia Myskina, seeded second, beat France's Tatiana Golovin 6-3 6-7 6-4.
"It was a tight match" said the Russian. "But I expected no less. Tatiana is a very good player."
Australian Alicia Molik battled past Bulgarian Magalena Maleeva 4-6 6-2 7-6.