China Open Day 6

China's last hope in singles action played on Day 6 at the National Tennis Centre in Beijing. Also taking to the court were the top seeds in both the men's and the women's draw.

With a round-up of the day's action, here's CRI Sports' Paul Ryding.

 
Agnieska Radwanska overcame Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson and Maria Kirilenko needed just over 80 minutes to dispose of Austrian Tamira Paszek on day 6 of the action in Beijing.

Radwanska's win sets up a clash with former world number one Ana Ivanovic in the quarter-finals later today.

Also through on Thursday was Italian Flavia Pennetta. The Italian victorious¹ over three sets to set up a quarter-final tie with world number one Caroline Wozniacki.

Wozniacki made the quarters by virtue² of a dominant³ 6-3, 7-6 win over Estonia's Kaia Kanepi. The Dane getting some retribution after Kanepi's shock win in Tokyo last week.

In men's action, Croatian Marin Cilic and South African Kevin Anderson each made the quarter-finals where they will meet each other today.

Another quarter-final will feature Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero – who eased past compatriot Marcel Granollers in straight sets on Thursday, and Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The top seed ended China's final involvement in the singles action with a comprehensive 6-3, 6-4 win over Chinese wildcard Zheng Ze.

After the match, 21-year-old Zheng - the world number 389, spoke⁴ to reporters about what he felt he had learned from the experience of going up against Tsonga.

"The most important element of my game where I lag behind Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is serving and receiving the ball. Other area's I think I played quite well."

World number seven Tsonga confirmed Zheng's view when he spoke to reporters.

"Yeah, I think when you reach the top 100 you can se the difference with the serves and the returns, and I think the best difference is really the serves and the returns."

For CRI Sports, I'm Paul Ryding.

1 victorious   

adj.胜利的，得胜的

参考例句：

• We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
• The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。

2 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

3 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。