Safina did not let Myskina go to the quarterfinals of the Tournament in Indian Wells

Russian tennis players Maria Sharapova, Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina reached the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open WTA representative in Indian-Wells with a prize pool of $ 2.1 million.

Sharapova, sown in competitions under the third number, was defeated by Shahar Peer from Israel - 7: 6, 6: 1. The rival was able to impose the struggle of the ex-first racket of the world only in the first party, ending with a tie-break. In the second set, the Israeli woman never managed to take his pitch. The next rival of Sharapova will be Anna-Lena Grenefeld from Germany.

Dementyeva was quite easily broken by the resistance of the Chinese woman by - 6: 3, 6: 2, however, at the same time, as Eurosport notes, Elena made 11 double errors. In the quarterfinals of Dementieva, who received the fourth number when sowing, it is necessary to fight with Ana Ivanovich from Serbia and Montenegro. The latter knocked out of our other compatriot Anna Chakvetadze - 6: 3, 6: 3.

Safish sophisticated by the tenth Dinara Safina outplayed her compatriot Anastasia Myskina, the fifth racket of the tournament, with a score of 6: 1. 6: 3. Now the winner of this Russian duel will play with the famous Swiss Martina Hingis, who returned to the court after a three -year break.

It is curious that Martina, participating in this prestigious tournament for the sixth time, invariably reaches the quarter -finals. This time in the 1/8 finals in the match of the two ex-first rockets of the world, she outplayed Lindsay Davenport from the USA-3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2. This season, Khingis already won 19 victories in 25 matches, twice upsetting representatives of the first five of the world ranking (Davenport and Sharapov). Martin defeated the Russian woman on the way to the final in Tokyo.