Tomas Berdych advances into quarterfinals at Beijing

Third-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych earned an easy 6-2, 6-0 victory over German qualifier Philipp Kohlschreiber and stormed into the quarterfinals of the 2011 China Open on Wednesday.

World No. 10 Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic took only 64 minutes to ease past German qualifier Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-0 on Wednesday, and progressed into the quarter-final of the 2011 China Open, an ATP World Tour 500 Event, being played here at Beijing, China. Seeded third in this tournament, Berdych has been chasing his first ATP World Tour title since May 2009, when he won the BMW Open.

Spaniard Fernando Verdasco came back strongly from a set down against Flavio Cipolla to earn a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory in the end and secured his berth in the last eight in Beijing. After losing the first set, Verdasco broke Cipolla’s serve four times and earned this victory in one hour and 44 minutes. After the match, the Spaniard quoted, "It was a very difficult match." He further added that "He was a player, I had never played before. It is always tricky at the start, when you are trying to figure out his strengths and weaknesses. I didn't start playing well and made too many unforced errors. In the second set, I played with more spin and didn't take as many risks. I came back and in the second and third sets, I played very well. Last year, I lost in three first rounds during the Asian swing, but my form is like in 2009. I am trying to win all the points I can and I will give my best for sure. I want to be back in the Top 20 then push towards the Top 10."

Russian Mikhail Youzhny rallied past Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 6-7(5), 6-2, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinal. Croatian Ivan Ljubicic also secured his berth in the last eight after beating Florian Mayer of Germany with a 6-0, 2-6, 6-3 scoreline in one hour and 54 minutes.