India’s Sania Mirza and Australian partner Anastasia Rodionova have moved into the quarter finals of the WTA Estoril Open in Portugal. The Indian-Australian duo beat Eleni Daniilidou and Andreja Klepac 6-2, 6-7, 10-5 to reach the last eight.
In the singles draw, top seed Roberta Vinci and seventh seed Nadia Petrova advanced to the second round. In a match between two teenagers, Brit Heather Watson beat American Sloane Stephens in three spots to book her spot in the main draw.
At the WTA event in Budapest, third seed Tsvetana Pironokova and seventh seed Shahar Peer were upset in the first round.
ESTORIL OPEN
Monday, April 30, 2012 – Singles – First Round
(1) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. (WC) Nina Bratchikova (RUS) 61 16 64
(7) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (WC) Barbara Luz (POR) 60 61
Vania King (USA) d. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 67(6) 63 60
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 64 64
Sílvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 64 64
Singles Qualifying – Final Round
(5) Heather Watson (GBR) d. (1) Sloane Stephens (USA) 46 64 62
Kristina Barrois (GER) d. (8) Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino (ESP) 64 26 62
Karin Knapp (ITA) d. Mariana Duque-Mariño (COL) 63 76(3)
María-Teresa Torró-Flor (ESP) d. Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) 63 63
BUDAPEST GRAND PRIX
Monday, April 30, 2012 – Singles – First Round
Anna Tatishvili (GEO) d. (3) Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 16 63 61
(4) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. Anne Keothavong (GBR) 76(3) 36 62
(5) Marina Erakovic (NZL) d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 76(3) 36 76(2)
(6) Petra Martic (CRO) d. (WC) Csilla Borsanyi (HUN) 60 75
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) d. (7) Shahar Peer (ISR) 64 63
Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 50 ret. (right ankle injury)
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) d. Greta Arn (HUN) 36 63 61
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