Sharapova advances after opponent retires

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08/09/2007 - Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Maria Sharapova advanced after opponent Eleni Daniilidou retired in the second set, highlighting second-round action at the $600,000 East West Bank Classic on Wednesday.

Sharapova, fresh off her title in San Diego, struggled to a 7-6 (7-5) win in the first set before Daniilidou bowed out with Sharapova owning a 3-1 edge in the second set.

Second-seeded Serb Jelena Jankovic was a victor as well Wednesday, downing China's Shuai Peng 6-1, 6-1 on the hardcourts at the Home Depot Center. Ana Ivanovic, the No. 3 seed, beat Ashley Harkleroad of the USA 6-4, 6-2, while fourth-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova topped American Lilia Osterloh 7-5, 6-3.

Fifth-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova held off American Jill Craybas 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), and ninth-seed and defending Carson titlist Elena Dementieva continued her winning ways at this event by pasting American wild card Madison Brengle 6-2, 6-0. Hantuchova and Dementieva will do battle here on Thursday.

The two-time major runner-up Dementieva, of Russia, topped Jankovic in last year's finale here.

Just one seeded player was upset -- No. 10 Shahar Peer of Israel -- who was toppled by Virginie Razzano 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6).

Thirteenth-seeded Austrian Sybille Bammer blew past Belarussian qualifier Olga Govortsova 6-2, 6-1, while 15th-seeded Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik got past Italian Mara Santangelo, who retired in the first set while trailing 0-5 on Day 3.

In other action, No. 16 seed Lucie Safarova cruised past Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-4, and American Meghann Shaughnessy fell to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3.

The 2007 Carson champ will collect just over $88,000.

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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).

Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.

A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.

Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.

"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.

De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.

The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.

The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.

De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.

Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.

But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.

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