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First, Venus scratched. (Hey! Before clicking on any links, make sure your pop-up blocker is on. If you don't have a pop-up blocker, email your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for one (or a suggestion for one) and don't click on any links.)

Play commenced in the bottom half of the draw: notably in the third quarter of the draw: Kutzy required three sets to dispatch Sandra Kloesel of Germany; USA's Lauren Albanese advanced; China's Jie Zheng advanced; Argentina's Gisela Dulko went the distance with Serbia and Montenegro's Jelena Jankovic; Chanda Rubin fell in this the first round in just two sets to Nicole Vaidisova who, as you may recall, defeated Venus in the fourth round at Roland Garros; USA's Jill Craybus advanced easily; and, USA's Laura Granville was unavailing against Russia's no serving but tournament No. 4 ranking Elena Dementieva, right.

In the fourth quarter of the draw: Patty Schnyder 6-1 6-2 over Anna Smashnova (ouch); Conchita Martinez Granados falls in the first round; injured Lindsey Davenport moved on; want to keep an eye on advancing Ai Sugiyama, who defeated the goddess at Wimbledon; Italy's Tathiana Garbin (not to be confused with France's Tatiana Golovin ) 6-3 6-1 over China's Meng Yuan; an impressive win for USA's Vania King (pictured below) 6-3 6-2 over Australia's Alicia Molik; and, No. 2 seed Justine Henin-Hardenne hardly sighed.

Photo sources: Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Ed Betz; Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt.