Thursday, October 6 2005 15:04 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: India's Sania Mirza entered the quarter-finals of the USD 170,000 AIG Japan Open Tennis Tournament with a straight set victory over Japan's Aiko Nakamura today (Oct 06, 2005).

Sania, seeded eighth, set up a clash with top seed Russia's Zvonareva, who beat Shahar Peer of France 6-3, 7-5 to make it to the last eight.

Continuing her fine form in the tournament, Sania thwarted the home challenge with a 6-1, 6-4 win after the match had to be postponed yesterday due to heavy rains.

"I thought I played a good match. I had a solid start to the match in the first set. In the second set, she (Aiko) picked up her game, but I think I played well when it mattered on the important points," she said after the match.