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The 30-year-old Li had to draw upon her 10-year age gap to prevailover the 36th-ranked American, who had fallen in the first round in2010 and 2011. "She's a very dangerous player. I was happy I could win the matchtoday because I have more experience," said seventh-seeded Li, whowill face Kazakh qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova for a place in thequarter-finals. Italian 14th seed Schiavone, who was runner-up to Li last year andthe oldest woman left in the tournament, lost 3-6, 6-3, 8-6 toAmerica's Varvara Lepchenko, the world number 63 who has nowreached the last 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time. The Uzbekistan-born left-hander gave another boost to Americantennis which was sent reeling by the shock first round loss ofSerena Williams and the more predictable second round exit of VenusWilliams. Lepchenko, who had defeated 19th seed Jelena Jankovic in the secondround, squandered the opportunity to serve for the match againstthe 31-year-old Schiavone in the ninth game of the decider, butheld her nerve in the 14th. It was the 26-year-old's second successive win over the Italianveteran, having also won in three sets in the second round of theMadrid claycourt tournament in May. "I was fighting till the end. She played amazing. It's her court. Iknew that she's not gonna give it for free. I had to work reallyhard, and I did," said Lepchenko, who next tackles Wimbledonchampion Petra Kvitova. Kvitova struggled past Russia's world number 109 Nina Bratchikova6-2, 4-6, 6-1 to reach the last 16 for the third time. The 22-year-old served up eight double faults and committed 37unforced errors and was only saved by the fierce, flat hitting ofher groundstrokes which often left the Portugal-based Bratchikovagasping. "I started well, had a set already, and then I was very aggressiveand I knew what I had to do," said Kvitova. "In the second set I was still like, okay, if I play like the firstset, it will be fine. But it wasn't. She played much better thanthe first set. She had a better serve, and it was tough to return,"admitted Kvitova. "She had pressure from the first shot that she played. I wasrunning side to side and that's not my game. So I had to change andbe aggressive and put her a little further back." Also making the last 16 was Shvedova, a quarter-finalist in 2010,who eased past Spain's Carla Suarez-Navarro 6-4, 7-5. Later Saturday, second seed Maria Sharapova, who needs a FrenchOpen title to complete a career Grand Slam, faces Chinese 28th seedPeng Shuai. The winner will face Czech veteran Klara Zakopalova who put outRussian 22nd seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 7-5. Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki, the ninth seed, meetsKaia Kanepi of Estonia. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Calcium Silicon Barium , Cast Iron Alloys, and more. For more , please visit Ferrosilicon Production Process today!
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