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Schiavone halts Date Krumm's run
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September 30, 2010, Thursday
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FRENCH Open champion Francesca Schiavone beat local favorite Kimiko Date Krumm 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals yesterday, while top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki cruised and third seed Jelena Jankovic was sent packing.
Wozniacki overpowered Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-1, 6-2 while Estonia's Kaia Kanepi put out Jankovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4 in the night match.
Kanepi meets Schiavone in the last eight.
Jankovic has failed to make any quarterfinals since the French Open in early June.
Date Krumm beat defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia in the first round and celebrated her 40th birthday on Tuesday with a win over Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova, but was no match for the fifth-seeded Italian.
Schiavone overpowered Date Krumm with solid groundstrokes, breaking serve three times in the first set to lead 5-1.
Date Krumm fought back in the second to take a 3-2 lead but was broken in the seventh game and couldn't recover.
"Every point was close," Schiavone told reporters. "Every game was close and there were a lot of deuces. It was only when I broke for 4-3 in the second that I knew I could win.
"I said to her at the end it was an honor to play her. I've followed her career and she's not just a great tennis player, she's a great person. To come back and show the people anything is possible is really inspiring. And today we were playing on the senior tour - we were 70 together!"
Date Krumm, the Tokyo champion in 1995, turned professional in 1989 and retired in 1996, before resuming her career nearly 12 years later. Earlier this year, she became the oldest woman to beat a top 10 player when she defeated Russian Dinara Safina at the French Open.
Date Krumm played last week in Seoul and said her busy schedule was a factor in yesterday's defeat. "This morning, I felt a little bit tired," she said. "She used a lot of spin and made me run very wide so I ended up tired."
Wozniacki overpowered Pavlyuchenkova for the fifth straight time - and third time this year - and will meet No. 6 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarterfinals. Radwanska beat Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-3, 6-3.
"I feel like I am playing good tennis," the Dane said. "Today was a tough match even though the score was 6-1, 6-2 I really had to be focused. Anastasia is a good player."
In other matches, second-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia beat Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4, 6-0 to set up a quarterfinal against seventh-seeded compatriot Elena Dementieva, who beat another Italian, Flavia Pennetta, 6-4, 6-2.
American qualifier Coco Vandeweghe defeated Germany's Julia Goerges 6-3, 6-0.
Wozniacki overpowered Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-1, 6-2 while Estonia's Kaia Kanepi put out Jankovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4 in the night match.
Kanepi meets Schiavone in the last eight.
Jankovic has failed to make any quarterfinals since the French Open in early June.
Date Krumm beat defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia in the first round and celebrated her 40th birthday on Tuesday with a win over Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova, but was no match for the fifth-seeded Italian.
Schiavone overpowered Date Krumm with solid groundstrokes, breaking serve three times in the first set to lead 5-1.
Date Krumm fought back in the second to take a 3-2 lead but was broken in the seventh game and couldn't recover.
"Every point was close," Schiavone told reporters. "Every game was close and there were a lot of deuces. It was only when I broke for 4-3 in the second that I knew I could win.
"I said to her at the end it was an honor to play her. I've followed her career and she's not just a great tennis player, she's a great person. To come back and show the people anything is possible is really inspiring. And today we were playing on the senior tour - we were 70 together!"
Date Krumm, the Tokyo champion in 1995, turned professional in 1989 and retired in 1996, before resuming her career nearly 12 years later. Earlier this year, she became the oldest woman to beat a top 10 player when she defeated Russian Dinara Safina at the French Open.
Date Krumm played last week in Seoul and said her busy schedule was a factor in yesterday's defeat. "This morning, I felt a little bit tired," she said. "She used a lot of spin and made me run very wide so I ended up tired."
Wozniacki overpowered Pavlyuchenkova for the fifth straight time - and third time this year - and will meet No. 6 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarterfinals. Radwanska beat Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-3, 6-3.
"I feel like I am playing good tennis," the Dane said. "Today was a tough match even though the score was 6-1, 6-2 I really had to be focused. Anastasia is a good player."
In other matches, second-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia beat Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4, 6-0 to set up a quarterfinal against seventh-seeded compatriot Elena Dementieva, who beat another Italian, Flavia Pennetta, 6-4, 6-2.
American qualifier Coco Vandeweghe defeated Germany's Julia Goerges 6-3, 6-0.
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