Fifth-seeded Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario of Spain overcame a spirited challenge from Croatian qualifier Silvija Talaja to win 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (9-7) Thursday in a marathon singles match in the second round of the Toyota Princess Cup.
Third-seeded Jelena Dokic overcame a shaky start at Ariake Tennis Forest Park to beat Russian youngster Lina Krasnoroutskaya while Japanese No. 1 Ai Sugiyama also moved into the quarterfinals after a three-sets victory over Joannette Kruger of South Africa.
Sanchez-Vicario, winner of three French Open titles and a U.S. Open championship in 16 years on the circuit, saved three match points in the third-set tie-break to prevail in a baseline battle lasting over three hours.