Hingis still moving on; not Serena

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Martina Hingis beat Iveta Benesova 6-4, 6- 1 Saturday, advancing to the fourth round of the Australian Open and flashing the form that carried her to six consecutive finals at Melbourne Park.

Hingis, the former top-ranked player making a comeback after a three-year retirement because of foot and heel problems, was in control most of the way against the 42nd-ranked Benesova.

Third-seeded Amelie Mauresmo was leading Michaella Krajicek 6-2 in the following match when the 17-year-old Dutch player withdrew because of heat stress.

Krajicek, with icebags around her neck, had her temperature and pulse taken by trainers before telling the umpire: "I can't play."

Mauresmo said although the heat policy was enacted during their match, suspending play on outside courts, she had not noticed Krajicek struggling until late in the set.

"She seemed to have trouble with the heat, which I can understand," said Mauresmo, who won the season-ending WTA Championship in November. "It's always strange to finish a match this way."

The roof over Rod Laver Arena was being closed for the later men's match between former No. 2-ranked Tommy Haas and Australia's Peter Luczak.

The weather was hot enough Friday afternoon for organizers to enforce the extreme policy -- meaning suspensions on outside courts - - and wet enough in the evening to postpone five matches.

More of the same was expected Saturday, with new matches on outside courts suspended when temperatures exceeded 95 degrees before 1 p.m. local time (7 p.m. MST).

That was too late for the five third-round matches underway, which had to continue.

In earlier matches, 2004 French Open winner Anastasia Myskina beat Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-1. Nicole Vaidisova beat Flavia Pennetta 6-4, 6-2 and will play the winner of the Amelie Mauresmo vs. Michaella Krajicek match.

On Friday night, defending champion Serena Williams fended off four match points before 17th-seeded Daniela Hantuchova clinched a 6- 1, 7-6 (5) upset in the third round.

It snapped a 16-match Australian Open winning streak for Williams., who won the tournament in 2003 and 2005 after saving match points each time.

It was the earliest that Williams and her sister Venus -- a first- round loser -- have exited a Grand Slam that both played in. It was Serena's earliest departure here since the third round in 1999.

Hantuchova next plays fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova.

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