Wozniacki, Tsonga into last eight in Beijing
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October 7, 2011, Friday
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Top-seeded players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Caroline Wozniacki both advanced to the quarterfinals at the China Open in Beijing yesterday.
Tsonga beat Chinese qualifier Zhang Ze 6-3, 6-4 and Wozniacki defeated Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-3, 7-6 (3).
The 389-ranked Zhang offered some resistance to Frenchman Tsonga and gave a good account of himself in front of Chinese basketball hero Yao Ming who was watching from a VIP box. "It was not easy today, and I'm happy to win, of course, even if I was supposed to win," Tsonga said.
The Frenchman, who won a tournament at home in Metz last month, is competing for one of the four remaining spots at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London.
He next faces Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain, who beat Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-4.
Also in today's quarterfinals, Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic will face Fernando Verdasco of Spain, Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia will meet Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, and Kevin Anderson of South Africa will play Croat Marin Cilic.
In the women's, Wozniacki rebounded from last week's loss to Kanepi at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
"I knew it was going to be a tough match," the top-ranked Dane said. "I'm really happy to get this win and get my revenge."
Wozniacki will next face Flavia Pennetta of Italy, who defeated Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
Also, second-seeded Victoria Azarenka pulled out of the tournament because of a right foot injury, giving 13th-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia a walkover win.
Belarus' Azarenka, who lost in doubles on Wednesday, said her foot has been bothering her since Tokyo. "I'm not sure about recovery time but I will consult my doctor," the fourth-ranked Azarenka said.
In other quarterfinal matches, Pavlyuchenkova will face Andrea Petkovic of Germany and Monica Niculescu of Romania will take on Maria Kirilenko of Russia.
In Tokyo, top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic of Canada yesterday.
The No. 2-ranked Nadal will take on unseeded Santiago Giraldo of Colombia in the final eight. Giraldo beat Dmitry Tursunov of Russia 6-4, 7-6 (4).
In other matches, second seed Andy Murray overwhelmed Alex Bogomolov Jr of the United States 6-1, 6-2 in less than an hour, and third-seeded David Ferrer of Spain advanced with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Australian Matthew Ebden.
Tsonga beat Chinese qualifier Zhang Ze 6-3, 6-4 and Wozniacki defeated Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-3, 7-6 (3).
The 389-ranked Zhang offered some resistance to Frenchman Tsonga and gave a good account of himself in front of Chinese basketball hero Yao Ming who was watching from a VIP box. "It was not easy today, and I'm happy to win, of course, even if I was supposed to win," Tsonga said.
The Frenchman, who won a tournament at home in Metz last month, is competing for one of the four remaining spots at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London.
He next faces Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain, who beat Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-4.
Also in today's quarterfinals, Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic will face Fernando Verdasco of Spain, Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia will meet Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, and Kevin Anderson of South Africa will play Croat Marin Cilic.
In the women's, Wozniacki rebounded from last week's loss to Kanepi at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
"I knew it was going to be a tough match," the top-ranked Dane said. "I'm really happy to get this win and get my revenge."
Wozniacki will next face Flavia Pennetta of Italy, who defeated Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
Also, second-seeded Victoria Azarenka pulled out of the tournament because of a right foot injury, giving 13th-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia a walkover win.
Belarus' Azarenka, who lost in doubles on Wednesday, said her foot has been bothering her since Tokyo. "I'm not sure about recovery time but I will consult my doctor," the fourth-ranked Azarenka said.
In other quarterfinal matches, Pavlyuchenkova will face Andrea Petkovic of Germany and Monica Niculescu of Romania will take on Maria Kirilenko of Russia.
In Tokyo, top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic of Canada yesterday.
The No. 2-ranked Nadal will take on unseeded Santiago Giraldo of Colombia in the final eight. Giraldo beat Dmitry Tursunov of Russia 6-4, 7-6 (4).
In other matches, second seed Andy Murray overwhelmed Alex Bogomolov Jr of the United States 6-1, 6-2 in less than an hour, and third-seeded David Ferrer of Spain advanced with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Australian Matthew Ebden.
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