At nearly 43 years old Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm shocked No.2 seed Maria Kirilenko. Source: AP
APPROACHING her 43rd birthday, Japanese tennis veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm stunned Russian second seed Maria Kirilenko on Thursday to reach the WTA Korea Open quarter-finals.
Date-Krumm, who will turn 43 later this month, continued to roll back the years with a 6-3 6-1 triumph over Kirilenko, the world No.19.
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It was just the latest age-defying feat by Date-Krumm, who reached the third round at the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year.
Next up for the Japanese star is Russian third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who dispatched South Korean wildcard Lee Ye-Ra to reach the last eight on Wednesday.
On Thursday, Polish top seed Agnieszka Radwanska also made it into the quarters when she beat Spain's Estrella Cabeza Candela 6-2 6-1.
And Jang Su-Jeong kept home hopes alive when she beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 1-6 6-4 6-1.
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