Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan defeated fifth seed Tzipora Obziler of Israel 6-4, 6-2 and will face Chan in the quarter-finals.
■ GAZ DE FRANCE OPEN
AP, PARIS
Amelie Mauresmo of France needed less than 10 minutes on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Gaz de France Open, advancing when Eleni Daniilidou quit the match because of the flu.
The sixth-seeded Mauresmo jumped ahead 3-0 on Daniilidou before the 36th-ranked Greek had to retire.
"Unfortunately, last night I got a viral illness and had absolutely no energy to play at 100 percent," Daniilidou said.
The victory sent Mauresmo into the final eight along with Anna Chakvetadze, Daniela Hantuchova, Marion Bartoli, Virginie Razzano, and Kateryna Bondarenko.
"I noticed that her legs were a bit stiff and her reaction times were slow," Mauresmo said.
Mauresmo will next face Chakvetadze, who routed Nathalie Dechy of France 6-1, 6-3.
The top-seeded Russian converted her first match point when Dechy hit a backhand wide.
"I actually didn't expect it would be so easy," Chakvetadze said. "Nathalie definitely didn't play her best."
Chakvetadze broke Dechy three times in the first set and did face a break point despite landing only 31 percent of her first serves.
The US Open semi-finalist broke Dechy for a 3-0 lead in the second set, but the Frenchwoman leveled at 3-3 after Chakvetadze made several unforced errors.
"I lost my concentration a bit," said Chakvetadze, who had a bye in the first round. "For a first match, I think it's OK."
Hantuchova outlasted Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 to play Agnes Szavay of Hungary.
The second-seeded Slovakian unleashed a crosscourt backhand winner on her first match point.
Hantuchova fought off three break points in the third set before breaking Srebotnik at 4-3 with a volley at the net.
Hantuchova dominated the first set with six aces and did not face a break point.
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