BEIJING: Top seed Maria Sharapova produced a stuttering 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Israel's Shahar Peer yesterday to reach the China Open quarter-finals.
By contrast, Wimbledon champion Venus Williams blew past Spaniard Nuria Llagostera Vives 6-3, 6-1 in the evening session despite an injury scare over her left knee.
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