But Barbara Schett levelled proceedings with a 6-2 6-4 win over Lisa Raymond.

BBC: Chanda Rubin in action

Leo Garcia was joined in the quarter-finals by America's Samantha Reeves, who beat third seed Barbara Schett of Austria 3-6 7-6 6-4.

BBC: Leon Garcia advances

Meanwhile there are plenty of upcoming players -- like Austria's Barbara Schett, Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova and American Ashley Harkleroad -- aspiring to usurp Kournikova as the glamour girl of women's tennis while adding victories to the equation.

CNN: Anna Kournikova