Surviving seed Cornet into Guangzhou quarterfinals
No. 2 seed tops 2009 champion Peer 3-6, 7-5, 6-1; Hsieh, Puig, Niculescu and Torro-Flor also advance.
No. 2 seed tops 2009 champion Peer 3-6, 7-5, 6-1; Hsieh, Puig, Niculescu and Torro-Flor also advance.
World No. 59 scores 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win, will face qualifier Vickery next. Petkovic also advances.
Puig upsets No. 7 seed Suarez Navarro, 6-3, 7-5; Muguruza tops Cibulkova, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
"I had an accident in the gym on Wednesday night and cut my leg pretty bad," said the Aussie.
The 20-year-old won the Strasbourg International with a 6-4, 6-3 victory.
Serena, Rafa, Roger, and Stan hit the practice court in Paris, while contenders vie for first career titles in Nurnberg and Strasbourg.
Both Puig and Soler-Espinosa reached their first final.
Fellow American Christina McHale cruised past Alexandra Cadantu, 6-1, 6-2.
World No. 59 scores 6-4, 6-2 win, Lepchenko, Puig and Svitolina also advance.
