Danish top seed Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the quarterfinals of a 1.22 million-dollar WTA and ATP hardcourt tournament by defeating France's Severine Bremond 6-1, 7-6 (7/1).

Wozniacki will next face Dutch qualifier Michaella Krajicek, the only unseeded player in the women's final eight.

Also claiming quarterfinal spots were Czech third seed Lucie Safarova, British fourth seed Anne Keothavong, German sixth seed Sabine Lisicki and eighth seed Pauline Parmentier of France.

Britain's Keothavong defeated Portugal's Michelle Larcherde Brito 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 to book a date against New Zealand's fifth-seeded Marina Erakovic.

Parmentier eliminated South African qualifier Chanelle Scheepers 6-4, 6-1 and will next meet second seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.

Safarova ousted American Vania King 7-6 (7/1), 6-3, to book a final-eight date with Lisicki, who defeated France's Stephanie Foretz 6-2, 6-4.

On the men's side, US seventh seed Mardy Fish won his opener 6-1, 7-5 over Taiwan's Yen-Hsun Lu and will face Belgium's Christophe Rochus in round two.

Czech fifth seed Radek Stepanek defeated American Kevin Kim 6-4, 6-2. He will meet Austrian Stefan Koubek next.

US top seed Andy Roddick will face Belgium's Steve Darcis later with the winner to next face American Robby Ginepri, who downed Germany's Simon Greul 6-4, 6-4.

US third seed James Blake will face Australian Lleyton Hewitt in another first-round match with the winner to meet Aussie qualifier Chris Guccione.

AFP

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