Zvonareva beats Craybas, into R16 in Carlsbad

CARLSBAD, California (AP) - Vera Zvonareva converted the only two service breaks of the match, enabling her to beat veteran qualifier Jill Craybas 6-4, 7-5 on Tuesday night to progress to the round-of-16 at the Mercury Insurance Open.

The No.3-ranked and top-seeded Russian, playing her opening match, had more trouble than expected against the American, who had the benefit of two qualifying matches to get into the main draw, then a first-round match on Monday.