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Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic on Thursday. Israel’s Shahar Peer, another seeded player, wasn’t as fortunate.

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Britain’s Elena Baltacha upset top-seeded Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-2 Thursday in the second round of the Istanbul Cup.

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Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny has advanced to the Swiss Open quarterfinals, beating wild card Alexander Sadecky of Switzerland in straight sets.

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Britain’s Elena Baltacha upset top-seeded Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-2 in the second round at the Istanbul Cup. Schiavone, the French Open champion, struggled with her serve and quickly fell behind in the second set. The Italian had eight double faults to none by Baltacha, and her first serve percentage was 42, far below the Briton’s 59.
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Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny has advanced to the Swiss Open quarterfinals, beating wild card Alexander Sadecky of Switzerland in straight sets. The 14th-ranked Russian won the second-round match 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday, ending No. 437-ranked Sadecky’s first tour event. Youzhny next faces Yuri Schukin from Kazakhstan, a qualifier who has reached his first quarterfinals match on tour at age 31.
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After missing her first Grand Slam event in more than 10 years because of a left calf injury, sixth-ranked Elena Dementieva wasn’t going to get bumped out of her first tournament back so early. The second-seeded Russian rallied to beat Japan’s Kimiko Date Krumm 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic.
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