Davenport, Henin-Hardenne and Petrova all advance

Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin-Hardenne and Nadia Petrova all showed tremendous skill and poise to advance to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Russia’s Petrova breezed through to the last eight with a 6-3 6-1 victory over fellow countrywoman Elena Vesnina.