Rutuja next plays third-seeded Mexican Nadia Abdala who rallied to beat Turkmenistan’s Anastasiya Prenko 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. The day, though, belonged to Polish qualifier Joanna Nalborska who shocked top seed Keren Shlomo of Israel 2-6, 6-0, 7-5.
(Published 15 June 2011, 16:16 IST)