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Beijing: United States tennis superstar, Serena Williams, to regain its position as the tennis world number one daughter. Title was returned to his hand after easy win over his opponent, Ekaterina Makarova of Russia. While Rafael Nadal escaped from his fears in the opening game.

Serena seeded second in the China Open and currently ranked world number two beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-3 and 6-2. The victory was a tennis player Serena shifted Russia, Dinara Safina, who is controversial world occupied the top position for 25 weeks. Safina has been marginalized in the China Open, a bad result after last week also ousted in the first round at the Pan Pacific Open tournament.

The road to the top ranking was the smoother for Serena (28), the latter occupying the position in April, after Dinara Safina was eliminated in the tournament Monday. Safina lost to a player who holds the China wild card, Zhang Shuai.

"It was very beautiful. I am really very happy. I do not want too much pressure on myself. I'm really happy there because I feel like I'm working hard all year," said Serena.

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In the party's son, Rafael Nadal, who is the top seed and tennis world number two's son, managed to overcome strong opposition of former Australian Open finalist, Marcos Baghdatis. Nadal won three sets, 6-4, 3-6 and 6-4.

Nadal (23) had the upper hand after winning the first set. But, Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus who won China Open 2006, got up and won the second set.

In the third set, Nadal got up again. At position 4-4, left-handed tennis player from Spain Baghdatis broke serve and then held serve, and won the game when Baghdatis hit caught in the net.

"I am very pleased with the way I finished the game - I play aggressive and more forward to the net, so it's important," said Nadal.

"The only way to win is to play aggressive," he said.

Meanwhile, Maria Sharapova, winner of three Grand Slams, do blow As 13 times, while three-set win over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, 6-3, 6-7 (5 / 7), 7-5.

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In the other match in the princess, fourth seed Dementieva, the Russian compatriot Vera Zvonareva, the 10th seed Flavia Pennetta of Italy, and the 14th seed Marion Bartoli of France, all advanced to the round of 16.

In the son, fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko, fifth seed Fernando Verdasco, the seventh seed Fernando Gonzalez, and Safin, champion in 2004 China Open, they won the opening game.