Somdev crashes out

The 89th ranked India gave Baghdatis, world number 60, a good fight before going down 5-7, 4-6 in one hour and 46 minutes. In the opening set, Somdev posed tough challenge but Baghdatis used all his experience to save as many as seven breakpoints to take a set lead.

However, in the next set the Cypriot hardly spared an inch to the Indian as he broke Somdev once, which was enough for him to pocket the match and a place in the last-eight round.

Baghdatis will next face Juergen Melzer of Austria in the quarterfinals.

Wozniacki exits
World No 1 and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was upset by unseeded Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the WTA Pan Pacific Open tournament in Tokyo on Wednesday.

The 21-year-old Wozniacki, who was stopped in the semifinals of the US Open two weeks ago, lost to the 43rd-ranked Estonian 5-7, 6-1, 4-6 in the third round, Xinhua reported.

Second seed Maria Sharapova of Russia survived a scare before advancing to the quarterfinals.

She rallied to beat Germany’s Julia Goerges 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4) in another third round match after a gruelling match that lasted some two hours.

Results (third round): 9-Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) bt 8-Jelena Jankovic (Srb) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0; Kaia Kanepi (Est) bt 1-Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 7-5, 1-6, 6-4; 2-Maria Sharapova (Rus) bt 13-Julia Goerges (Ger) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4); 5-Petra Kvitova (Cze) bt Vania King (US) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4); 3-Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Klara Zakopalova (Cze) 6-3, 7-5; Maria Kirilenko (Rus) bt 12-Ana Ivanovic (Srb) 6-3, 6-1; 7-Marion Bartoli (Fra) bt 10-Peng Shuai (Chn) 6-2, 6-1; 4-Vera Zvonareva (Rus) bt Iveta Benesova (Cze) 6-1, 6-2.