[Rusty Backhand]

Top-seeded Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia beat a weakened Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain 6-3, 6-1 Thursday at the Tashkent Open to reach her first WTA quarterfinal. Bychkova, ranked No. 72, was seeded No. 1 for the first time. Santonja withdrew from a doubles match Wednesday because of stomach problems and said she was still sick.

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