Friday 5 October 2012 08:29, UK
Maria Sharapova continued her impressive run at the China Open as she dropped just two games en route to the quarter-finals.
Elsewhere, World number one and top seed Victoria Azarenka dispatched Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina 6-3 6-3 to set up a quarter-final tie with Switzerland's Romina Oprandi. The showpiece match of the day was between local players Li Na and Shuai Peng and it was the former who prevailed in an epic 4-6 6-2 7-6 (7/3) to book a quarter-final date with defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska.
