Radwanska, Cornet reach quarterfinals in Linz

LINZ, Austria (AP) -Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska and eighth-seeded Alize Cornet reached the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies Wednesday.

Radwanska beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-2, 6-4, and Cornet rallied to defeat Maria Kirilenko of Russia 1-6, 6-2, 6-1.

The 10th-ranked Radwanska has won three WTA Tour titles this season and is competing to qualify for the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships.

The Pole broke Kanepi in the opening game of both sets and stayed in control throughout.

Radwanska, who had a bye in the first round, will next play either fifth-seeded former champion Nadia Petrova or Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia.

Cornet struggled with her serve in the opening set and was broken twice by Kirilenko, before holding serve throughout the last two sets.

Flavia Pennetta continued her recent run of good results by beating Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-1, 6-2 in a first-round match.

The seventh-seeded Italian, who reached the final of the Zurich Open last week, dropped only three points on serve in the opening set and broke Szavay on six occasions.

Sybille Bammer of Austria also advanced after beating Francesca Schiavone of Italy 7-5, 6-3 to set up a second-round match against top-seeded Ana Ivanovic.

Bammer was 5-4 down in the first set before winning five straight games. She added another break to close out the match.

Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic defeated Tamira Paszek 6-3, 6-3 to reach the second round.

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Benneteau, Ouanna in Lyon GP quarterfinals

LYON, France (AP) -Julien Benneteau upset fifth-seeded Tommy Robredo 6-2, 6-2 and was joined in the Lyon Grand Prix quarterfinals by fellow Frenchman Josselin Ouanna on Wednesday.

Ouanna, a wild card, defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 for only his second ATP match win.

Also, fourth-seeded Gilles Simon, seventh-seeded Robin Soderling, and eighth-seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu won first-round matches.

After knocking out 2000 champion Arnaud Clement, Benneteau converted four of 13 break chances against Robredo.

"I knew there was a good opportunity,'' Benneteau said. "It's been a long time since I played like that. I've worked a lot on my backhand, which is my strong point. I'm also concentrating better.''

Benneteau will next face either second-seeded Richard Gasquet or Steve Darcis in his second consecutive Lyon quarterfinals. Ouanna, ranked 182nd, next meets either compatriot Simon or Andreas Seppi of Italy.

Simon, coming off the Madrid Masters final, was down a set and 4-2 before recovering to beat Juan Monaco of Argentina 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Sweden's Soderling beat Thierry Ascione of France 6-4, 6-1, and France's Mathieu defeated Guillermo Canas of Argentina 6-3, 6-4 at the indoor arena.

Mathieu, the 2002 champion, next meets Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain, the 2003 French Open champion.

"Ferrero is solid. I know he's less at ease on this type of surface but you never know what to expect against him,'' Mathieu said. "I feel good here. It's the sixth time I've played, I have some great memories. I want to go all the way.''

Also, Christophe Rochus of Belgium beat Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-2, 6-4.

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Blake advances, Fish is upset at Swiss Indoors

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) -Fourth-seeded James Blake advanced to the second round of the Swiss Indoors on Wednesday, beating Germany's Nicolas Kiefer 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Fellow American Mardy Fish, the No. 8 seed, was upset by Feliciano Lopez of Spain, 7-6 (9), 6-4, in a second-round match.

In the first round, Marcos Baghdatis was again hampered by injuries, losing to Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.

Baghdatis needed treatment on his back during the match. The 23-year-old also missed matches due to a wrist injury. He was ranked as high as No. 14 in April and went into the match against Granollers ranked 43rd, but will drop even lower after the loss.

"Maybe I am going to be out of the (top) 100,'' Baghdatis said, adding that he expects to climb in the rankings soon again. "I did it before and I can do it again.''

The 22-year-old Granollers won his only tour title at Houston in April, beating Blake in the final.

Also in the first round, Jarkko Nieminen of Finland defeated Argentina's Eduardo Schwank 6-2, 6-4, and Belgian qualifier Kristof Vliegen beat wild card entry Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-2, 6-3.

In other second-round matches, sixth-seeded Russian Igor Andreev needed more than 2 1/2 hours to overcome Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (6), 6-7 (0), 7-5. Benjamin Becker beat his fellow German Andreas Beck 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

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Benneteau upsets Robredo at Lyon Grand Prix

LYON, France (AP) -Julien Benneteau upset fifth-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Lyon Grand Prix on Wednesday.

Robredo faced 13 break points in the match and lost his serve twice in each set to the Frenchman, and he fared little better when returning serve, winning only eight percent of points on his first return.

Benneteau next meets second-seeded Richard Gasquet or Steve Darcis in the quarterfinals. They play Thursday.

In remaining first round matches, there were wins for No. 7 Robin Soderling of Sweden and No. 8 Paul-Henri Mathieu of France.

Soderling beat Thierry Ascione of France 6-4, 6-1, while Mathieu defeated Guillermo Canas of Argentina 6-3, 6-4, and Christophe Rochus of Belgium also progressed with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Gilles Muller.

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Injury-hit Marcos Baghdatis loses at Swiss Indoors

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) -Marcos Baghdatis lost to Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Wednesday.

Baghdatis, bothered all season by injuries, needed treatment to his back during the match. The 23-year-old also missed matches due to a wrist injury. He was ranked as high as No. 14 in April and went into the match against Granollers ranked 43rd, but will drop even lower after the loss.

"Maybe I am going to be out of the (top) 100,'' Baghdatis said, adding that he expects to climb in the rankings soon again. "I did it before and I can do it again.''

The 22-year-old Granollers won his only tour title at Houston in April, beating James Blake in the final.

The fourth-seeded Blake advanced to the second round Wednesday by defeating Germany's Nicolas Kiefer 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Also in the first round, Jarkko Nieminen of Finland defeated Argentina's Eduardo Schwank 6-2, 6-4, and Belgian qualifier Kristof Vliegen beat wild card entry Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-2, 6-3.

In second round matches, sixth-seeded Russian Igor Andreev needed more than 2 1/2 hours to overcome Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (6), 6-7 (0), 7-5. Benjamin Becker beat his fellow German Andreas Beck 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

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Radwanska reaches quarterfinals in Linz

LINZ, Austria (AP) -Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska reached the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies after beating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday.

The 10th-ranked Pole has won three WTA Tour titles this season and is competing to qualify for the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships.

Radwanska broke Kanepi in the opening game of both sets and stayed in control throughout.

Radwanska, who had a bye in the first round, will next play either fifth-seeded former champion Nadia Petrova or Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia.

Flavia Pennetta continued her recent run of good results by beating Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-1, 6-2 in a first-round match.

The seventh-seeded Italian, who reached the final of the Zurich Open last week, dropped only three points on serve in the opening set and broke Szavay on six occasions.

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Murray advances at St. Petersburg Open

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -Defending champion Andy Murray beat Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to the second round of the St. Petersburg Open, while Nikolay Davydenko pulled out with a wrist injury.

The 6th-ranked Russian sustained the injury on Tuesday and said he was unlikely to be able to play in Paris next week.

"Even if the inflammation and pain pass, I will have no time for preparation,'' Davydenko said.

Davydenko said that if there was no pain by the end of the next week he would have two weeks to prepare for the season-ending Masters event in Shanghai.

Murray, fresh from winning the Madrid Masters on Sunday for his fourth title this season, broke Troicki in the fifth and eighth games of the first set. The fourth-ranked Briton had an early break in the second set and saved the only break point he faced in the eighth game.

"He (Troicki) made a lot of mistakes on his forehand today,'' Murray said. "I haven't seen him play so much, so I didn't really have too may tactics, but for my game I tried to serve well and change the speed of the ball a lot.''

It was the eighth consecutive win for the U.S. Open finalist, including two victories in Britain's Davis Cup World Group playoffs against Austria in September.

Murray, who also won titles in Doha, Marseille and Cincinnati, next plays Ernests Gulbis of Latvia.

Earlier, Fernando Verdasco beat wild card Karlis Lejnieks 6-1, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals.

The third-seeded Verdasco had little trouble against the 20-year-old Latvian, the lowest-ranked player in the field at No. 664 and playing in his first ATP event. The 15th-ranked Spaniard, a runner-up to Murray here last year, had two breaks in each set to closeout the match in 65 minutes.

In the quarters, Verdasco will face German veteran Rainer Schuettler, who defeated Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia 6-3, 6-3.

In other first-round action, Kazakhstan qualifier Andrey Golubev served 19 aces to beat Olivier Rochus of Belgium, 6-1, 6-4.

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