Li, Azarenka move into final eight
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October 5, 2012, Friday
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TOP-RANKED Victoria Azarenka and No. 2 Maria Sharapova both reached the China Open quarterfinals yesterday with straight-set wins.
China's top hope Li Na also advanced to the final eight with a topsy-turvy win over compatriot Peng Shuai 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
Li, the 2011 French Open winner, started out sluggish but began to find her rhythm in the second set. She finished with 5 aces and 33 winners against 15 unforced errors.
Azarenka easily beat Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-3, 6-3, while Sharapova defeated Slovenian qualifier Polona Hercog 6-0, 6-2.
Azarenka will next face Romina Oprandi of Switzerland, while Sharapova will play either Angelique Kerber of Germany or former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.
"I played really well in the beginning and got a little tense in the second set," Sharapova said. "But I felt like I really needed that challenge."
In men's singles, Mikhail Youzhny of Russia defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-3, 6-3, while Zhang Ze of China scored a big upset, knocking out fifth-seeded Richard Gasquet of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
In Japan, former champion Tomas Berdych moved into the Japan Open quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Alejandro Falla of Colombia yesterday in Tokyo.
Berdych was joined by Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, Milos Raonic of Canada and Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus.
Third-seeded Tipsarevic beat Swiss qualifier Marco Chiudinelli 6-4, 6-2, while Baghdatis ousted fourth-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina 7-5, 1-6, 6-3.
Sixth-seeded Raonic went through after his second-round opponent, Viktor Troicki of Serbia, retired while trailing 3-0 due to a right calf injury.
Japan's Kei Nishikori defeated Tommy Robredo of Spain 5-7, 6-1, 6-0.
Top seed and defending champion Andy Murray will take on seventh-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in a quarterfinal today, while Tipsarevic will meet Raonic in another.
China's top hope Li Na also advanced to the final eight with a topsy-turvy win over compatriot Peng Shuai 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
Li, the 2011 French Open winner, started out sluggish but began to find her rhythm in the second set. She finished with 5 aces and 33 winners against 15 unforced errors.
Azarenka easily beat Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-3, 6-3, while Sharapova defeated Slovenian qualifier Polona Hercog 6-0, 6-2.
Azarenka will next face Romina Oprandi of Switzerland, while Sharapova will play either Angelique Kerber of Germany or former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.
"I played really well in the beginning and got a little tense in the second set," Sharapova said. "But I felt like I really needed that challenge."
In men's singles, Mikhail Youzhny of Russia defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-3, 6-3, while Zhang Ze of China scored a big upset, knocking out fifth-seeded Richard Gasquet of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
In Japan, former champion Tomas Berdych moved into the Japan Open quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Alejandro Falla of Colombia yesterday in Tokyo.
Berdych was joined by Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, Milos Raonic of Canada and Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus.
Third-seeded Tipsarevic beat Swiss qualifier Marco Chiudinelli 6-4, 6-2, while Baghdatis ousted fourth-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina 7-5, 1-6, 6-3.
Sixth-seeded Raonic went through after his second-round opponent, Viktor Troicki of Serbia, retired while trailing 3-0 due to a right calf injury.
Japan's Kei Nishikori defeated Tommy Robredo of Spain 5-7, 6-1, 6-0.
Top seed and defending champion Andy Murray will take on seventh-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in a quarterfinal today, while Tipsarevic will meet Raonic in another.
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