Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia defeated Anastasia Rodionova 6-1, 6-2 Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Guangzhou International. Zvonareva will play Xu Yifan of China, who defeated Stephanie Dubois of Canada 6-3, 6-1. American Jill Craybas advanced to the quarterfinals by upsetting sixth-seeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-2, 7-5.
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