Peer, who has been in fine form in 2010, beat top seed Caroline Wozniacki to reach the quarterfinals and said after the match that despite the controversies in the past she was receiving a good reception.
Fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska has started the year in fine fashion, winning two titles and the Pole, who is yet to advance beyond the last eight in Melbourne, had little difficulty in getting pastAustralian wildcard Bojana Bobusic 7-5 6-0.