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Ivanovic, Zvonareva, Petrova, Bartoli, Pennetta reach quarters

Associated Press

Thursday, October 23, 2008

LINZ, Austria -- Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic and No. 2 Vera Zvonareva eased into the Generali Ladies quarterfinals with straight-sets victories on Thursday. The fourth-ranked Ivanovic downed Sybille Bammer of Austria 6-4, 6-2, while Zvonareva routed Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain 6-2, 6-0. Ivanovic dropped serve twice in the opening set but finally settled in after breaking Bammer for a third time at 4-4. "I am happy with the way I played and beating her in straight sets is a good result," sai ...

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