Never one to waste a golden opportunity, Mauresmo cruised past American Tara Snyder 6-3, 6-3 in one hour, 14 minutes. Entertaining an adoring Court Central crowd, Mauresmo played a fairly consistent, heady match that saw her win 19 out of 25 net approaches and knock off seven forehand winners.
"I was a bit tense in the beginning. I had the opportunity to break her in the first game and missed it," said the 18th-ranked Mauresmo. "
At 3-3 I started to go for it and then I was able to play well. It's not easy because this is the first time I came into this tournament with good results and people were excepting things from me.
Now I'm got myself in the tournament and I like my chances."

Due to Hingis' disparaging remarks about Mauresmo's sexuality prior to their 1999 Australian Open final (which was won by Hingis), Mauresmo and Hingis have developed an intense rivalry.
"I think I will have my chances and I will be very motivated and pumped up," said Mauresmo, who won their next meeting in February at the Open Gaz de France in front of nearly riotous crowd. "It will be good match. Maybe the top seeds are better to play in the early rounds than later. I like my chances."

When asked whether she still thinks about Hingis' comments, the quiet and polite Mauresmo said, "Since people are still talking about it, it still exists. My motivation will be at a maximum and [the incident] is going to be part of my motivation."

Hingis said she is ready to rumble. "Its going to be a good match. I expect a lot from it. The crowd will be a big issue. It's going to be more like a soccer match....I love it. I can't play if there is no one watching."

The cocky 18-year-old Swiss added that she will try not to get rattled. "I definitely prefer having the crowd on my side," When we played at the Paris Open, it was that way. I'll just try not to give the crowd much chance to clap too much for her. I'm sureit's going to be a big thing, so I know what to expect."