Chakvetadze books quarter-final place at Paris Open

PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) Russian Anna Chakvetadze recovered from a shaky start to reach the Paris Open quarter-finals with a 4-6 6-4 6-4 victory over Spaniard Anabel Medina today.

Eighth seed Chakvetadze will next play either holder Amelie Mauresmo or Nathalie Dechy, who meet in an all-French second round clash later on Thursday.

Medina converted one of her two break points to edge the first set but Chakvetadze's efficient groundstrokes eventually saw the Russian through after two hours and nine minutes.

REUTERS SAM PM2001