It's down to the final eight in Stockholm, after two seeded and three unseeded players won their second round matches and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Czech Iveta Benesova beat rising star Sania Mirza, 46 63 63, seeded sixth, and it was the third consecutive win for Benesova against the Indian. The 25-year-old Czech will next face Vera Dushevina, and it will be a tough match, as Dushevina is up 3-0 in head-to-head results.
Caroline Wozniacki beat Finnish wildcard Emma Laine, 60 61, and next up for the Dane will be Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues, who beat qualifier Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the same score, 60 61.
Camille Pin of France beat Swedish Johanna Larsson, who had high hopes of winning the tournament, 63 62. Next, she will play No. 1 seed and defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska for a semifinal berth.
Veteran Virginia Ruano Pascual also made it through to the quarters after beating qualifier Maria Elena Camerin, 63 62. The Spaniard will next face No. 3 seed Katarina Srebotnik, who is looking to get back on track after losing early in her home country last eek in Portoroz.
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