Nuremberg - Top-seed Jelena Jankovic has eased into the quarterfinals of the WTA event in Nuremberg, while the next three seeded players lost in round two.
Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic went on court twice Wednesday at the rain-disrupted Nurnberger Versicherungscup but cruised into the quarterfinals by losing only four games in three sets played.
Jankovic first completed a 6-4, 6-2 win over Arantxa Rus in a match which was suspended by darkness on Tuesday after the first set.
Later in the day, she beat Johanna Larsson 6-2, 6-0.
But as Jankovic cruised, the next three seeded players lost.
Second-seeded Klara Zakopalova was defeated 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 by Polona Hercog in the first round, while Galina Voskoboeva upset third-seeded Alize Cornet 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Andrea Petkovic also dispatched the fourth-seeded Julia Goerges 6-1 7-5 in the second round.
Fifth-seeded Lucie Safarova, Lourdes Dominguez Lino and Simona Halep all advanced to the quarter-finals of the inaugural WTA event on grass.
Results from the third day of the WTA Nuremberg Open (x denotes seeding):
First round:
Jelena Jankovic (SRB x1) bt Arantxa Rus (NED) 6-4, 6-2
Simona Halep (ROM x7) bt Grace Min (USA) 6-0, 7-5
Estrella Cabeza (ESP) bt Tereza Martincova (CZE) 6-2, 6-3
Polona Hercog (SLO) bt Klara Zakopalova (CZE x2) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Second round:
Annika Beck (GER x8) bt Karin Knapp (ITA) 6-4, 6-2
Polona Hercog (SLO) bt Julia Cohen (USA) 6-3, 6-3
Jelena Jankovic (SRB x1) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-2, 6-0
Simona Halep (ROM x7) bt bt Estrella Cabeza (ESP) 6-2, 6-1
Lourdes Domnguez (ESP x6) bt Mandy Minella (LUX) 6-1, 6-4
Andrea Petkovic (GER) bt Julia Grges (GER x4) 6-1, 7-5
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) bt Alize Cornet (FRA x3) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Lucie Safarova (CZE x5) bt Mara Teresa Torro (ESP) 6-4, 6-2
Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic went on court twice Wednesday at the rain-disrupted Nurnberger Versicherungscup but cruised into the quarterfinals by losing only four games in three sets played.
Jankovic first completed a 6-4, 6-2 win over Arantxa Rus in a match which was suspended by darkness on Tuesday after the first set.
Later in the day, she beat Johanna Larsson 6-2, 6-0.
But as Jankovic cruised, the next three seeded players lost.
Second-seeded Klara Zakopalova was defeated 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 by Polona Hercog in the first round, while Galina Voskoboeva upset third-seeded Alize Cornet 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Andrea Petkovic also dispatched the fourth-seeded Julia Goerges 6-1 7-5 in the second round.
Fifth-seeded Lucie Safarova, Lourdes Dominguez Lino and Simona Halep all advanced to the quarter-finals of the inaugural WTA event on grass.
Results from the third day of the WTA Nuremberg Open (x denotes seeding):
First round:
Jelena Jankovic (SRB x1) bt Arantxa Rus (NED) 6-4, 6-2
Simona Halep (ROM x7) bt Grace Min (USA) 6-0, 7-5
Estrella Cabeza (ESP) bt Tereza Martincova (CZE) 6-2, 6-3
Polona Hercog (SLO) bt Klara Zakopalova (CZE x2) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Second round:
Annika Beck (GER x8) bt Karin Knapp (ITA) 6-4, 6-2
Polona Hercog (SLO) bt Julia Cohen (USA) 6-3, 6-3
Jelena Jankovic (SRB x1) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-2, 6-0
Simona Halep (ROM x7) bt bt Estrella Cabeza (ESP) 6-2, 6-1
Lourdes Domnguez (ESP x6) bt Mandy Minella (LUX) 6-1, 6-4
Andrea Petkovic (GER) bt Julia Grges (GER x4) 6-1, 7-5
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) bt Alize Cornet (FRA x3) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Lucie Safarova (CZE x5) bt Mara Teresa Torro (ESP) 6-4, 6-2