Dulko, Wozniacki reach quarterfinals
BASTAD, Sweden -- Gisela Dulko of Argentina saved four match points and beat fifth-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5) to reach the Swedish Open quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Need the scores from any match played in today's tournaments? Dulko saved three match points at 5-3 down in the last set and another when Cirstea served for the second-round match at 5-4.
The Argentine, who upset Maria Sharapova in the second round at Wimbledon, ultimately overcame Cirstea in the tiebreak.
"I'm very satisfied with the way I was playing in the tiebreak," Dulko said. "My leg hurt a bit but hopefully I'll be fit tomorrow."
Dulko will meet second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova, who defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain 6-1, 6-1.
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki was also a comfortable winner, 6-4, 6-2 over Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.
Third-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy cruised past Masa Zec Peskiric of Slovenia, and seventh-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain lost only five games against 15-year-old wild card Ellen Allgurin of Sweden.
In Thursday's other quarterfinals, Wozniacki will meet Maria Kirilenko of Russia, Pennetta plays Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia and Suarez Navarro will face countrywoman Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. Jose Martinez
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