ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) -- World No. 1 Martina Hingis had an easy time in the quarterfinals of the $1 million Swisscom Challenge, taking just 47 minutes Thursday to oust Russian qualifier Anastasia Myskina.

Hingis, still looking for her first title in her native Switzerland, beat the 55th-ranked Myskina 6-0, 6-4.

``I felt in control and I could feel she had a lot of respect,'' said Hingis, fresh off her singles and doubles triumph in Filderstadt, Germany, on Sunday. ``Even in an interview with her I saw this morning I could see it.

``When you see people like that, you feel the match is already half won.''

Hingis simply overwhelmed the nervous Russian in the opening set, sending her chasing wildly after her shots. Myskina, who had toppled home favorite Patty Schnyer in the opening round and eighth-seeded Anastasia Dementieva in the second, appeared bewildered, and compounded her own misery with 12 unforced errors.

However, with the lack of challenge, Hingis began to lose focus in the second set, her play often bordering on sloppy. This time, when she broke to jump ahead 2-1, Myskina immediately broke back.

But the difference in ranking was evident in the final moments, with Hingis taking the Russian's serve again at 4-4 then easily holding to wrap the match.

``In the second set she picked it up a bit and I made a few mistakes,'' said Hingis, who has reached nine singles finals this season, winning six of them. ``I had so many things on my mind, I was looking for friends and not really focusing.''

The Swiss player, who reclaimed the No. 1 spot from Lindsay Davenport on May 22, denied the American any chance of regaining pole position by reaching the semis.

Davenport, who will play compatriot Chanda Rubin for a place in the round of four, could have relegated Hingis to second in the rankings only if the Swiss player had crashed out before the semifinals and the American won the title.

One of the players Hingis could meet is sixth-seeded American Jennifer Capriati, who won her ninth career tournament title in Luxembourg two weeks ago. Capriati, needed just 58 minutes Thursday to oust France's Anne-Gaelle Sidot 6-3, 6-1 in a second-round match.

``It's been a while since I won a match easy like that. But it wasn't just easy, I played really well,'' said Capriati, one of three Americans in the tournament, all of whom are still standing. ``I felt in control the whole time. In the end I could have lost concentration, which is what I usually do in a case like this, so I'm pleased I didn't.''

The American will take on fourth-seeded Anna Kournikova in the quarterfinals.

France's Nathalie Tauziat breezed through her first singles match of the week and into the quarterfinals, routing Bulgaria's Magdalena Maleeva in straight sets.

Though riled by the tournament's programming, Frenchwoman Tauziat looks sharp. She took just 58 minutes to finish a 6-0, 6-4 victory over the Bulgarian.

The tournament's erratic scheduling has long caused problems for players, particularly those who compete in both the singles and doubles.

Tauziat, who arrived Sunday, was forced to wait until Thursday for her first match, though organizers had promised to slot her for Wednesday.

``I had asked them ahead of time to let me play my first match on Wednesday because I'm playing doubles, too,'' said a disgruntled Tauziat. ``They said okay, but when I arrived they had slotted me for Thursday. That's why I was so angry.

``I'm not very happy with the program. I've told the WTA what I think of their programming here. If I'm considered a troublemaker then I hope it's for a good cause and it changes something.''

Tauziat said she understood it was the demands of TV coverage that forced organizers to weave such an irregular program. But she thinks it was unfair that some players had off-days in between matches to recover, while others didn't.

``If I had done well in the doubles, it would have meant playing every day from Thursday to Sunday, sometimes, twice, when other girls get days off to rest,'' argued Tauziat, who lost her first-round doubles match on Wednesday. ``We're told the players just have to cope.''

In the singles quarterfinals, Tauziat will meet Austria's Barbara Schett, who upset fifth-seeded Amanda Coetzer in a three-set marathon. After an intense 2- hour, 7-minute clash, Schett, a quarterfinalist at the Sydney Olympics, finally prevailed 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4 over the South African.