SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Chinese players Li Na and Peng Shuai won quarterfinal matches Thursday at their home country's Shenzhen Open tennis tournament.
Li, the No. 1 seed and defending tournament champion, got by Monica Niculescu 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 by posting three of her five match breaks in the third set. Li suffered two of her four breaks in the final set but was able to advance.