NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 26 World No. 10 Fernando Verdasco steamrolled over Chile's Paul Capdeville 6-0, 6-3 in just 49 minutes in the second round of the New Haven Open on Tuesday.

The Spaniard broke Capdeville's serve five times from 11 opportunities and surrendered just three points on his first serve to ease to victory in the men's and ladies hardcourt tournament.

It was the pair's first meeting since the 2005 US Open, when Verdasco also won in straight sets.

Top seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko also got through by beating American Robert Kendrick 7-6 (12-10), 6-3.

On the women's side of the draw, defending women's champ Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the second round and former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo reached the quarter-finals Tuesday.

Davydenko, who won here in 2006, faces Frenchman Fabrice Santoro in the next round.

Meanwhile, seventh-seeded Igor Andreev of Russia hammered American Kevin Kim 6-3, 6-1 and eighth-seeded Romanian Victor Hanescu beat Serbian Janko Tipsarevic 6-4, 6-7 (8-10), 6-3.

German Bjorn Phau posted a modest upset by defeating ninth-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 and Portuguese qualifier Frederico Gil toppled German Philipp Petzschner 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (10/8), 6-3. German Andreas Beck, who was seeded 13, also lost.

In other action involving seeds, No. 11 Austrian Jurgen Melzer, No. 14 Russian Igor Kunitsyn and No. 15 Santoro won their matches.

The Dane beat Russian Anna Chakvetadze in last year's final here.

The eighth-seeded Mauresmo bashed Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko 6-1, 6-1 in second-round play. The two-time major champion Mauresmo finished second in 2005.

Mauresmo was joined in the quarter-finals by the 2008 New Haven runner-up Chakvetadze, who outlasted Austrian Sybille Bammer in three sets.

Results

Men's

Second round Bjorn Phau (GER) bt Nicolas Almagro (ESP x9) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5; Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) bt Taylor Dent (USA) 6-3, 6-4; Igor Andreev (RUS x7) bt Kevin Kim (USA) 6-3, 6-1; Leonardo Mayer (ARG) bt Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-0, 6-4; Jurgen Melzer (AUT) bt Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-2, 3-0 - retired; Nikolay Davydenko (RUS x1) bt Robert Kendrick (USA) 7-6 (12/10), 6-3; Fabrice Santoro (FRA x15) bt Potito Starace (ITA) 7-5, 6-0; Frederico Gil (POR) bt Philipp Petzschner (GER x12) 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (10/8), 6-3; Simone Bolelli (ITA) bt Andreas Beck (GER x13) 6-4, 6-4; Fernando Verdasco (ESP x2) bt Paul Capdeville (CHI) 6-0, 6-3; Jose Acasuso (ARG) bt Tommy Robredo (ESP x3) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5); Victor Hanescu (ROU x8) bt Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 6-3; Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Lu Yen-hsun (TPE) 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 7-5; Rajeev Ram (USA) bt Mardy Fish (USA x5) 6-3, 6-3; Florent Serra (FRA) bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA x10) 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/4), 6-1.

Women's

Second round Amelie Mauresmo (FRA x8) bt Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 6-1, 6-1; Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) bt Sybille Bammer (AUT) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

First round Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x2) bt Edina Gallovits (ROU) 6-0, 6-0; Samantha Stosur (AUS) bt Alize Cornet (FRA) 6-7 (8/10), 6-2, 6-4; Marion Bartoli (FRA x6) bt Marma Jose Martinez (ESP) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; Flavia Pennetta (ITA x3) bt Raluca Olaru (ROM) 6-1, 6-2.—AFP