OTTAWA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Former world number one Martina Hingis was pushed hard in the second set before defeating Italy's Mara Santangelo 7-5, 7-6 in the second round of the Rogers Cup on Tuesday.

    Hingis, the seventh seed, trailed 4-1 in the second set, but managed to break back twice to get back in the set before finally prevailing in the tie-breaker to move into the third round.

    The 25-year-old Swiss will now meet either No. 11 Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia or American qualifier Jamea Jackson in the third round.

    In the only other second-round match Tuesday, fifth seed Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic met fellow Czech Lucie Safarova in the night's final match.

    Earlier on Tuesday Canadian wild card Marie-Eve Pelletier stunned 16th seed Li Na of China 6-4, 6-2. Enditem