TIANJIN, China (AP) — Second-seeded Caroline Garcia of France moved into the Tainjin Open quarterfinals after defeating Chinese qualifier Zhang Yuxuan 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday. The 16th-ranked Garcia will play sixth-seeded Petra Martic of Croatia for a semifinal berth on Friday. Third-seeded Elise Mertens of Belgium also advanced by defeating Slovakian qualifier Jana Cepelova 6-2, 6-3. Mertens' serve was broken both times she offered Cepelova an opportunity, but Mertens had the upper hand by breaking serve six times in the match. Mertens will play fifth-seeded Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan in the quarters. Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland reached the quarterfinals with a 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Japanese qualifier Misaki Doi. Ranked No.Read more on NewsOK.com