GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Peng Shuai was among four seeded players who posted straight-set wins Friday in the quarterfinals of the $200,000 Guangzhou Women's Open in China.
Peng, the highest-seeded player left in the hard-court tournament, breezed by Alexandra Panova 6-2, 6-3. Peng broke serve in half of Panova's service games and only faced one break-point situation, which she saved.