NEW DELHI, Oct 6 Pakistan's leading medal hope and top-ranked tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi went down 6-4, 7-5 to Australia's Matt Ebden in the singles contest here at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.

India's Rushmi Chakravarthi ousted third-seeded Katie O'Brien to book a women's quarter-finals place alongside compatriot Sania Mirza.

Top-seeded Sania also had an easy 6-0, 6-2 victory over Cook Island's Brittany Teei, while Chakravarthi, a 32-year-old with a world ranking of No. 616, made a remarkable comeback to oust O'Brien 1-6, 7-6, 7-5.

Results

Men's singles

Second round Josh Goodall (ENG x7) bt Marvin Rolle (BAH) 6-4, 6-3; Matt Ebden (AUS x3) bt Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) 6-4, 7-5; Peter Luczak (AUS x2) bt Rohan Bopanna (IND) 6-2, 7-6; James Ward (ENG x4) bt Jamie Murray (SCO) 7-5, 6-0; Somdev Devverman (IND x1) bt Amresh Jayawickrene (SRI) 6-0, 6-1; Josh Milton (WAL x8) by Ross Hutchins (ENG) 6-4, 6-2.

Women's singles

Second round Sania Mirza (IND x2) bt Brittany Teei (COK) 6-0, 6-2; Sally Peers (AUS x4) bt Irufa Mahir (MDV) 6-0, 6-0; Anastasia Rodionova (AUS x1) bt Larikah Russell (BAH) 6-1, 6-3; Heather Watson (GUE x5) bt Poojashree Venkatesha (IND) 7-6, 6-3; Marina Erakovic (NZL x8) bt Jacklyn Lambert (BER) 6-0, 6-0; Anna Smith (ENG x7) bt Sohineh Ghosh (MRI) 6-4, 6-1; Rushmi Chakravarthi (IND) bt Katie O'Brien (ENG x3) 1-6, 7-6, 7-5; Olivia Rogowska (AUS x6) bt Amanda Carreras (GIB) 6-2, 6-4.—Agencies