Second seed Zvonareva sweeps into quarter-finals

Second seed Vera Zvonareva continued her quest for a first grand slam title with a commanding 6-4 6-1 victory over unseeded Czech Iveta Benesova to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday.

By (Reuters)

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Published: Mon 24 Jan 2011, 10:38 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 10:10 AM

The Russian, who has lost in the finals of the last two grand slams at Wimbledon and the US Open, sealed the victory on her second match point with a thumping forehand crosscourt winner.

The 26-year-old Muscovite started slowly and had to recover from two service breaks in the first set but stepped up her pace to end up a convincing winner over Benesova.

Zvonareva will face another Czech, Petra Kvitova, in the last eight as she looks to seal a place in the Melbourne Park semi-finals for the second time.


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