Schnyder's power, finesse too much for Russian Kleybanova

Patty Schnyder mixed up her shots just enough to keep Alisa Kleybanova off balance. Schnyder, seeded fifth, of Switzerland displayed a nice array of power and finesse to get by an inconsistent Kleybanova 7-6 (8), 6-4 Thursday in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic. “Today, of course, I had a plan. It was just a matter of how many points she would allow me to do it,” Schnyder said. “She was trying to dictate everything, whether winners or errors. I think she was so dominant it was tough for me to play. I had to mix it up a lot. It was her game plan to hit a lot of winners and also accept some errors.” Next up for Schnyder: a date with top-seeded Serena Williams in one of today's quarterfinal matches. And Williams certainly will be eager to play better tennis after rallying from a set down to beat Michelle Larcher... [read full story]