BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 25 (UPI) -- Shahar Peer pulled off a three-set upset Thursday in gaining a spot in the quarterfinals of the Baku Cup tennis tournament in Azerbaijan.
Peer ousted third-seeded Chanelle Scheepers 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 in about 2 1/2 hours. Both players had six breaks but three of those against Peer came in the first set. She had just one -- winning five of the six break third-set chances Scheepers had -- in the final set.