SHANGHAI, Sept 11: Second seed Ai Sugiyama of Japan squeezed through to the of the WTA Shanghai Open on Wednesday, surviving an early scare to triumph over Canada’s Vanessa Webb 2-6 6-3 7-5.

Sugiyama, ranked 20th in the world, faced defeat after going down 5-2 in the deciding set, but she managed to recover and reel off the last five games to win.

Third seed Clarisa Fernandez of Argentina breezed through to the quarterfinals with an easy 6-3 6-2 win over Japan’s Akiko Morigami.

Results: (prefix number denotes seeding)7-Angelique Widjaja (Indonesia) beat Ayami Takase (Japan) 7-6 (7-1) 6-4; 5-Adriana Serra-Zanetti (Italy) beat Antonella Serra-Zanetti (Italy) 6-1 6-0; 2-Ai Sugiyama (Japan) beat Vanessa Webb (Canada) 2-6 6-3 7-5; 3-Clarisa Fernandez (Argentina) beat Akiko Morigami (Japan) 6-3 6-2—Reuters