Hantuchova cruises to quarters in India

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KOLKATA, India (AFP) — Second seed Daniela Hantuchova easily advanced to the quarter-finals of the 175,000-dollar WTA Sunfeast Open here Thursday with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Anastasia Rodionova of Russia.

The Slovak, who needed barely an hour to finish off Rodionova, will meet Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan in the final eight.

American teenager Vania King, who notched the biggest upset of the tournament on Tuesday by defeating top seed Marion Bartoli of France, failed to sustain her form, losing 6-1, 6-2 to Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine.

Seventh seed Italian Flavia Pennetta defeated Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova 6-1, 6-3, setting up a quarter-final clash with fourth seed Maria Kirilenko of Russia.

Pennetta's powerful forehands and double-handed backhands...