NUSA DUA (Indonesia), Sept 12: Chanda Rubin moved into the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament on Friday while Angelique Widjaja failed to advance to the next round.

Rubin advanced to the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Anca Barna and will meet Saori Obata from Japan on Saturday.

Results

Singles (quarterfinals): Elena Dementieva (RUS x2) bt Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA x5) 6-4, 6-2; Maria Vento-Kabchi (VEN) bt Emmanuele Gagliardi (SUI) 1-6, 6-1, 6-1; Saori Obata (JPN) bt Angelique Widjaja (INA) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1; Chanda Rubin (USA x1) bt Anca Barna (GER) 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles (semifinals): Emilie Loit/Nicole Pratt (FRA/AUS x2) bt Tamarine Tanasugarn/Wynne Prakusya (THA/INA) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Maria Vento-Kabchi/Angelique Widjaja (VEN/INA x1) bt Trudi Musgrave/ Abigail Spears (AUS/USA) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Brazil Open results

RIO DE JANEIRO: Second round results at the $380,000 Brazil Open ATP men’s tournament on Thursday.

Rainer Schuettler (Germany) bt Paul Goldstein (U.S.) 6-0 6-1; Ricardo Mello (Brazil) bt Juan Ignacio Chela (Argentina) 2-6 6-2 6-4; Ramon Delgado (Paraguay) bt Flavio Saretta (Brazil) 2-6 6-3 6-3; Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) bt Werner Eschauer (Austria) 6-2 6-1; Sjeng Schalken (Netherlands) bt Gregory Carraz (France) 7-5 6-4; Vincent Spadea (U.S.) bt Hermes Gamonal (Chile) 6-1 2-6 3-1 (Gamonal retired); Gaston Etlis (Argentina) bt Eric Taino (U.S.) 7-5 4-6 7-6 (7-5); Kenneth Carlsen (Denmark) bt Wesley Moodie (South Africa) 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-3.—AFP