Seeds progress

Third seed Lindsay Davenport looks in good shape to defend the title she won last year, as she eased her way past Akiko Morigami of Japan 6-2 6-3.

Davenport, always looked comfortable against Morigami, and started the match perfectly by breaking to love in the opening game.

Despite her dominance however, Davenport was not entirely happy with her performance.

"I didn't have a high enough percentage and was probably going for too much," Davenport told reporters.

"I was getting into trouble when I had to hit second serves. Obviously, I still won but I would like to have served better and I'll work on that tomorrow.

"But I thought I played better today than I did on Tuesday. I was hitting the ball well and we had some good rallies. She hits a nice ball for me to hit. I felt that when I got a first serve in it made it a lot easier."

Second seed Patty Schnyder also eased into the quarter-finals but was flattered by a 6-4 6-1 scoreline against Elise Tamaela of the Netherlands in a battle of two left-handers.

Schnyder had trouble gaining the upper hand against her 160th-ranked opponent, who put everything into every ball and startled the Swiss with the power of her serve and forehand.

The world number eight had to bide her time until the 10th game before breaking serve for the first time and then needed seven break points before taking a 3-1 lead in the second.

Tamaela began to tire a little after that and Schnyder looked increasingly comfortable before breaking again for 5-1 and serving out the match.

"I had to be ready from the start," said Schnyder. "She really came firing, especially with her serves. Luckily I served well from the beginning as well.

"I think it was a very high level match and I'm happy I was able to play that way from the start.

"She has a lot of talent, especially her serve. At the beginning it was unbelievable. I couldn't read it, I couldn't return it. Her forehand as well, she hits it deep from the first shot and really makes you run. She has really great potential."

Eighth seed Severine Bremond of France was also tested by Indonesian qualifier Sandy Gumulya before winning 6-3 7-6.

Bremond, who reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals as a qualifier this year, broke to take the first set but had to save a set point in the second as she failed to match 399th-ranked Gumulya's consistency in the furiously contested rallies.

Russian Olga Poutchkova also progressed with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Slovenian qualifier Andreja Klepac.