BANGALORE, India, March 6 (UPI) -- Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams, the tournament's top two seeds, collected wins Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the $600,000 Bangalore Open in India.
Jankovic, the world's fourth-rated woman's player, had little trouble with Sanda Mamic in a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Williams, rated seventh, faltered slightly in a 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2 match with Shuai Peng.