In a women’s fourth-round match held over from Sunday, former world number one Martina Hingis beat Israel’s Shahar Peer 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
The 12th seeded Swiss will now face Belgian second seed Kim Clijsters for a place in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Clijsters ended Hingis’s run in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open as the Swiss player made her return to the circuit after a three-year break through injury.
”Sunday was difficult and under difficult conditions,” said 25-year-old Hingis, who was one-set all with Peer when play was halted the previous evening.
”We were waiting for a long time and had split sets. It was better for me to stop as she had the momentum and I could go out fresh today and that helped me.” — AFP
