Thursday, 1 March 2012

Radwanska wins twice in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)â€"Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska completed two wins on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the rain-affected Malaysian Open.

Radwanska returned to finish off a 6-2, 6-4 win over Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan after their first-round match was suspended by rain on Wednesday at 3-3 in the second set.

After a break to rest, she then beat Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4 to reach her fifth quarterfinal of the year.

Pliskova’s twin sister Kristyna also lost Thursday, going down 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 to third-seeded Peng Shuai of China.

Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic beat Jill Craybas of the United States 6-2, 6-0 to set up a quarterfinal against sixth-seeded Ayumi Morita, who defeated fellow Japanese Misaki Doi 7-6 (6), 6-2.

In a match between two Australians, Olivia Rogowska knocked out defending champion Jelena Dokic 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) after more than two hours on court at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.

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