No. 2 seed Szavay ousted; top seed, Srebotnik advance

Only one seed was ousted on Wednesday as Day 3 came to a close in Stockholm, Sweden. No. 2 seed Agnes Szavay was that one seed, as she was ousted by Vera Dushevina in the second round in straight sets, while the other three seeds advanced to the quarterfinals on Wednesday at the Nordea Nordic Light Open.

Dushevina, last year's runner up, performed perfectly, beating No.2 seed Agnes Szavay, 64 76(6), and in the quarters she will meet either Sania Mirza or Iveta Benesova for a semifinal berth.

"I like this city and this tournament," said Dushevina. "It was a tough game, but I played well."

While the No. 2 seed lost, top seed Agnieszka Radwanska, who won to Dushevina in last year's final, had the opposite result, beating Ukrainian Mariya Koryttseva, 61 61. Radwanska, so far, has had a great season, winning in Pattaya City and in Istanbul.

Katarina Srebotnik, seeded third, also won her second round match, to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 63 64. The 17-year-old Russian was too weak to beat the Slovenian, who had very good results in May, being in the semis of Prague and the final of Strasbourg.

"She started to play very well in that part of the match, and at the same time I missed a couple of shots," said Srebotnik. "Anastasia is a very good player, but it's a long way to go from the junior tour to the seniors." No.29-ranked Srebotnik will face either qualifier Maria Elena Camerin or Virginia Ruano Pascual in the quarterfinals.

No. 6 seed Sania Mirza won her first round match on Wednesday, and is through to the second round, after beating Emilie Loit of France 63 62 in the only first round match left to play.