Schnyder on title course

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:41

Schnyder, whose last title on the surface came the last time she played in Palermo in 1998, was joined in the last eight by Italian favourite Sara Errani, who scored a 7-6 (8/6) 6-1 win over Austria’s Patricia Mayr.

In the final two second round matches played on Thursday, Germany’s Anna-lena Groenefeld beat qualifier Arantxa Rus 7-6 (7/5) 6-3, and Kazakh Yaroslava Shvedova beat Italy’s Alberta Brianti 6-3 6-2.

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By Tim Farthing

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