Cornet through to Gastein quarters

Cornet had her serve broken three times in the opening set before she came back for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over local favorite Patricia Mayr. Cornet was on the attack more after the first set and piled up seven service breaks taking the second-round match.

She advanced to Friday's quarterfinals against Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, who was a 6-3, 6-0 winner over Nuria Llagostera Vives in her Thursday match.

Third-seeded Sybille Bammer, who won a tournament last week in the Czech Republic, and No. 4-seeded Iveta Benesova failed to make the Gastein semifinals. Bammer was topped 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 by Ioana Raluca Olaru. Benesova lost the first set 6-1 and retired with a left thigh injury, allowing Andrea Petkovic to reach the quarters.

Olaru drew No. 6-seeded Magdalena Rybarikova for Friday's quarterfinals while Petkovic plays seventh-seeded Anna-Lena Groenefeld. The fourth match Friday has Yvonne Meusberger going against Yaroslava Shvedova.

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