BAD GASTEIN, Austria (AP) — Alize Cornet of France has upset defending champion and top-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany 6-2, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the Gastein Ladies.
Cornet will face Austrian wildcard Patricia Mayr, who upset seventh-seeded Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-3, 6-4.
The 35th-ranked Petkovic broke early for a 2-0 lead Thursday before losing the next six games to drop the first set. She then served for the second set at 5-3, but was broken when she double-faulted and lost her next service game.
Julia Goerges of Germany advanced by defeating Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine 6-2, 7-5. Goerges will play Anastasia Pivovarova in the final eight.
