OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Pauline Parmentier stunned second-seeded Zheng Jie in straight sets Thursday in advancing to the quarterfinals of the HP Japan Women's tennis tournament.
Parmentier eliminated Zheng 6-3, 6-4 by piling up six breaks over 10 receiving games. Zheng managed three breaks of her own but Parmentier claimed 55 percent of the points off Zheng's serve and cashed in 6-of-12 break-point chances.