Sharapova leads top seeds into quarterfinals

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08/10/2007 - Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Russian Maria Sharapova led a charge of the top four seeds into the quarterfinals at the $600,000 East West Bank Classic on Thursday.

The top-seeded Sharapova, fresh off her title in San Diego, had a difficult time but managed to beat Dutch woman Michaella Krajicek, 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (3-7), 6-4.

Serbian Jelena Jankovic, the second seed, breezed past 13th-seeded Austrian Sybille Bammer, 6-2, 6-1; and third-seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic topped 16th- seeded Czech Lucie Safarova, 6-2, 6-2 on the hardcourts at the Home Depot Center.

Fourth-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova pasted 15th-seeded Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik 6-1, 6-2, while ninth-seeded Russian and defending Carson titlist Elena Dementieva continued her winning ways at this event by getting past fifth-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 4-1. Hantuchova retired due to an upper respiratory illness.

The two-time major runner-up Dementieva topped Jankovic in last year's finale here.

Russian beauty Maria Kirilenko reached the round of eight by getting past Argentine Gisela Dulko 6-3, 6-4, while promising Belarusian Victoria Azarenka pasted Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1, 6-2. Also, Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano defeated India's Sania Mirza, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6).

The 22-year-old Jankovic, who already has four tour titles this year, will face Azarenka in the quarterfinals. Sharapova tangles with Dementieva, Ivanovic meets Kirilenko, and Petrova takes on Razzano.

The 2007 Carson champ will collect just over $88,000.

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