Hingis Keeps Rolling

Top-ranked Martina Hingis routed Mary Pierce 6-0, 6-2 in the semifinals of the Toshiba Classic in Carlsbad, Calif.

The 16-year-old Swiss star improved to 53-1 this year, losing only to Iva Majoli in the French Open final. Hingis needed only 18 minutes to take the first set, and closed out the match in 49 minutes.

Hingis, seeking her 10th title of the year, will face Monica Seles in today’s final. Seles, the No. 2 seed, defeated third-seeded Amanda Coetzer 6-3, 6-4. Seles, has yet to beat Hingis in four career meetings.

Underdogs ruled in the du Maurier Open in Montreal, with Gustavo Kuerten and Chris Woodruff advancing to today’s final of the Canadian tennis championship.

Kuerten, the French Open champion from Brazil, routed top-seeded Michael Chang 6-3, 6-1, and Woodruff knocked off fourth-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia 5-7, 7-5, 6-3.