Tennis: Clijsters, Wozniacki advance at Miami

MIAMI: Belgium's Clijsters ousted German 14th seed Julia Goerges 6-2, 7-5. The second set saw nine service breaks.

Former World No. 1 players Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki also advanced to the third round at the $9.6 million tournament, which awarded byes in the first round to seeded players.

"I don't think there's anybody who plays a whole tournament with perfect tennis, so you have to try and battle through, and find the solutions when you're not playing your best," Clijsters said.

Danish fourth seed Wozniacki opened by ousting Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-4, 6-0.

On the men's side, US wildcard Ryan Harrison ousting Italy's Potito Starace 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-4 to book a second-round date with Swiss star Roger Federer, who has won his past three tournaments in a row including last week's title at Indian Wells.

Marcus Baghdatis of Cyprus advanced with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over
Argentina's Leonardo Mayer, advancing to a second-round match on Saturday against Serian World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, winner of the past three Grand Slam crowns.