On the women's side, Zheng Jie of China gained a quarterfinal berth by beating Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-1, 6-2. Zheng is the only Chinese woman remaining in the draw after four others lost in the first round.

China's Zheng Jie returns a ball during the women's singles second round match against Japan's Ai Sugiyama at the 2008 China Open in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2008. Zheng won 2-0

No. 2 Ana Ivanovic also reached the quarterfinals, beating Alize Cornet 6-1, 7-6 (1). And No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced by defeating Russian countrywoman Alla Kudryavtseva 6-2, 6-3.

Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova returns a ball during the women's singles second round match against her compatriot Alla Kudryavtseva at the 2008 China Open in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2008. Kuznetsova won 2-0.

In other women's second-round matches, Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia beat No. 8 Anna Chakvetadze of Russia 6-3, 6-2, and No. 5 Vera Zvonareva of Russia advanced by defeating Francesca Schiavone of Italy 7-6 (5), 6-2. Defending champion Agnes Szavay of Hungary was ousted by Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-2, 6-2.

The China Open is a combined ATP and WTA event, played together to make up for scheduling time lost during the Beijing Olympics.

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