'Aggressive' Zvonareva moves into last eight

Vera Zvonareva remained on course for a third successive grand slam final appearance after moving into the last eight of the Australian Open today with victory over Iveta Benesova.

The number two seed suffered a slow start but roared back to win 6-4 6-1 to set up a quarter-final against Petra Kvitova, who continued her impressive run with a three-set win over Flavia Pennetta.