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Kuznetsova enters quarterfinals

EASTBOURNE: Second seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, the defending champion, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hastings Direct International Championships, beating compatriot Anna Chakvetadze 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(5).

Italian Roberta Vinci also advanced to the last eight beating Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 7-6(5). Marion Bartoli too made it to the quarterfinals with a 6-, 6-4 win over Lisa Raymond.

Petrova, Safina advance

Nadia Petrova and Dinara Safina both advanced on Wednesday to the quarterfinals of the Ordina Open with straight-set victories.

French open semifinalist Petrova defeated Argentina's Mariana Diaz-Oliva 6-3, 6-4. The second-seeded Russian broke Diaz-Oliva's first service game in the first set to take a 3-0 lead.The fourth-seeded Safina won the last four points of the second-set tiebreaker to beat Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 7-6(2).

In the men's event, Philipp Kohlschreiber ousted fifth-seeded Robin Soderling 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(9).

Meanwhile, Kim Clijsters defeated Jelena Jankovic of Serbia-Montenegro 6-1, 7-6(2) on Tuesday to reach the second round at Eastbourne in her first grass-court match in two years.

Jankovic came close to winning the first four games but instead found herself trailing 3-1. Clijsters soon broke again for 5-1 and served out the set, but she then lost eight of the first nine points in the second set.

The 17th-ranked Clijsters broke back, however, and went on to win the eventual tiebreaker.

Ljubicic advances

Top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia defeated Romania's Victor Hanescu 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(8) in the opening round of the 10tele.com Open at Nottingham.

Defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan advanced on his 26th birthday, beating qualifier Mark Hilton 6-3, 6-2.

Paradorn was presented with a cake on court after his first-round win in blustery conditions.

The results:

At Den Bosch (Ordina Open): Men: Second round: Philipp Kohlschreiber bt Robin Soderling 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(9).

First round: Davide Sanguinetti bt Karol Kucera 7-6(1), 6-4; Sjeng Schalken bt Bjorn Phau 7-6(5), 6-1; Mario Ancic bt Paul Logtens 6-4, 6-2; Jonas Bjorkman bt Andrei Pavel 6-2, 7-6(1); Mark Philippoussis bt Christophe Rochus 6-3, 7-6(8); Mario Ancic bt Paul Logtens 6-4, 6-2.

Women: Second round: Nadia Petrova bt Mariana Diaz-Oliva 6-3, 6-4; Dinara Safina bt Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 7-6(2).

First round: Nuria Llagostera Vives bt Lucie Safarova 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-4; Dinara Safina bt Shahar Peer 6-2, 6-1; Maria Kirilenko bt Kveta Peschke 6-4, 6-3; Lucie Safarova bt Nuria Llagostera Vives 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-4; Mariana Diaz-Oliva bt Jelena Kostanic 1-6, 6-2, 6-3; Gisela Dulko bt Dally Randriantefy 6-4, 6-1.

At Eastbourne (Eastbourne Championships): Second round: Svetlana Kuznetsova bt Anna Chakvetadze 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(5); Roberta Vinci bt Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 7-6(5); Marion Bartoli bt Lisa Raymond 6-3, 6-4.

First round: Lisa Raymond bt Shinobu Asagoe 6-1, 6-2; Amy Frazier bt Ai Sugiyama 4-6, 7-5, 6-4; Kim Clijsters bt Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 7-6(2); Vera Douchevina bt Katarina Srebotnik 1-6, 6-2, 6-2; Marion Bartoli bt Elena Likhovtseva 7-6(8), 6-2; Anna Chakvetadze bt Magdalena Maleeva 6-7(0), 6-1, 6-2; Conchita Martinez bt Elena Baltacha 7-5, 2-6, 6-1; Virginie Razzano bt Silvia Farina Elia 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Roberta Vinci bt Karolina Sprem 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

At Nottingham (10Tele.com Open): First round: Thomas Johansson bt Dmitry Tursunov 7-6(0), 6-3; Paradorn Srichaphan bt Mark Hilton 6-3, 6-2; — Agencies

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