Dubai: World number three Svetlana Kuznetsova from Russia had a quick victory over her Czech competitor Lucie Safarova in their second round match of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday.

Kuznetsova beat Safarova in a straight 6-1, 6-2 win in just under an hour.

Wednesday’s other matches include Indian favourite Sania Mirza against World No. 4 Jelena Jankovic from Serbia, as well as Justin Henin, current World No. 1 against Katarina Srebotnik.