SEOUL, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- India's Sania Mirza upset top-seeded Martina Hingis in second-round play Thursday at the $145,000 Korea Open women's tennis tournament.
Mirza dropped a tournament semifinal match to Hingis last week but posted a 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 victory Thursday, ending the Swiss player's six-match winning streak.
Two other seeded players took straight-set victories Thursday, with No. 3 France's Marion Bartoli posting a 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 decision over compatriot Severine Bremond; and No. 4 Ai Sugiyama, from Japan, beating Russian Anastassia Rodionova, 6-3, 6-1.
Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascual handled Indonesian wild card Angelique Widjaja 6-4, 6-3 and Argentine Paola Suarez beat Colombian Catalina Castano 6-4, 6-3 in other Thursday matches
Friday's quarterfinals pit Bartoli against Japanese Akiko Morigami, Sugiyama versus Suarez, fifth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva against Greek Eleni Daniilidou and Mirza versus Ruano Pascual.
The tournament continues through Sunday with the winner collecting $22,900.
