Clijsters, Henin-Hardenne, Hingis Move On At Wimbledon

Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1s Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin-Hardenne and Martina Hingis were a trio of opening-round winners Tuesday at Wimbledon. The second-seeded Clijsters finished her rain-suspended match from Monday by disposing of Russian Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-3. The reigning U.S. Open champion Clijsters has reached the final at every Grand Slam event except for Wimbledon, where she was a semifinalist three years ago. Up next for Clijsters will be the Ukraine`s Viktoriya Kutuzova. The third-seeded Henin-Hardenne pasted Chinese Meng Yuan 6-0, 6-1 to run her current winning streak to 12 matches. She`s won her last two tournaments, including a second straight and third overall French Open championship earlier this month. Henin-Hardenne needs Wimbledon to complete a career Golden Slam. The Belgian star has won every major, except for this one, and claimed an Olympic gold medal in 2004. The 24-year-old Henin-Hardenne has already appeared in two Grand Slam finals this year, as she captured the French and lost to Amelie Mauresmo in January`s Aussie Open finale. A 12th-seeded Hingis handled Ukrainian Olga Savchuk 6-2, 6-2 in her first singles match here since 2001. The five-time Grand Slam champ and former world No. 1 star captured Wimbledon back in 1997. Hingis` second-round opponent will be Italian Tathiana Garbin. French Open runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova moved on by throttling Italian Romina Oprandi 6-3, 6-2. The 2004 U.S. Open champ will face Czech Kveta Peschke in the round of 64. All of Monday`s 32 scheduled first-round matches here were pushed into Tuesday because of inclement weather on Day 1. (Copyright 2005 by The Sports Network)