Chinese Zheng Saisai into WTA Stanford quarters

Chinese Zheng Saisai overpowered seventh seed Alize Cornet 6-4 6-1 to advance into the quarterfinals of the WTA Stanford event on Wednesday.

Zheng, 22, proved too strong for her French opponent, winning the match in 87 minutes.

"My gameplan changed a lot today, not keeping too many rallies with her because she moves very well and very solid," she said after the match. "I think I played well today," Zheng said.

Zheng won the doubles title here with Xu Yifan last year and reached her first quarterfinal in singles.

"Last year, I was here 10 days and I really love it here. Every match, I feel like I meet new fans, so I really enjoy playing here and hope I can keep going!" she said.

Australian Open semifinalist Johanna Konta was emphatic in her first hardcourt match of the summer swing, dismissing wildcard Julia Boserup, 6-3, 6-1, to reach the quarterfinals and booked the encounter with Zheng for a semifinal spot. Enditem