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TOKYO -- Maria Sharapova recovered from a slow start Wednesday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Toray Pan Pacific with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over compatriot Alisa Kleybanova. Premier Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey . The former top-ranked Russian, who has been struggling since returning from a 10-month injury layoff, will face Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals on Thursday. Benesova defeated Taiwans Chang Kai-chan 7-5, 6-2. In other third-round action, Slovakias Magdalena Rybarikova defeated Aleksandra Wozniak of Blainville, Que., 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. Sharapova, 25th in the world rankings, took control of the match in the second set when she broke Kleybanova three times to open up a 5-0 lead. Kleybanova broke back in the sixth game and held before Sharapova served to win the set. "She started off really strong," Sharapova said. "I was too slow in the beginning. Nobody had much of a warmup today, we kind of had to warm up in the first few games and she did a much better job of that than me." Sharapova, who broke the unseeded Kleybanova three more times in the final set before closing out the match, won her first tournament as a professional at the Japan Open in 2003 and won in Tokyo in 2005. With the top six seeds all out of the tournament, she is positioned well for another shot at a title in the US$2-million tournament at Ariake Colosseum. "Some of the other girls not in the top 10 have played really well here," Sharapova said. "Youve got to expect that from every player you play and focus on the task at hand." Jelena Jankovic of Serbia advanced when Russias Elena Vesnina was forced to retire with a left thigh injury. Jankovic, the tournaments seventh-seeded player, was leading 6-1, 3-0 when the third-round match was stopped. Jankovic is the highest seeded player in the tournament but said she wont allow that to add to the pressure of winning here for the first time. "I dont really think about that," Jankovic said. "I just think about my game and what I have to do on the court. I dont want to put too much pressure on myself." Former World No. 1 Jankovic will meet Frances Marion Bartoli in the quarter-finals Thursday. Fourteenth-seeded Bartoli recovered from a set down to defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Jankovic has lost to Bartoli twice this year, at the Australian Open and at Stanford. Cincinnati Bengals A.J. Green Jersey . The research team from the Ocean University of China (OUC) was expected to produce a complete cornea and begin clinical trials in three to five years, said Fan Tingjun, deputy dean of the College of Marine Life Science at the OUC. 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The company used Woods, Roger Federer, Lionel Messi and dozens of other athletes as part of its three-year "Gillette Champions" marketing campaign. Gillette said Thursday it was phasing out that program and not renewing the contract with Woods and several other athletes. It stopped using Woods himself in the campaign months ago. The golfer was once the most sought-after pitchman in sports and was the first athlete to earn US$1 billion from endorsement agreements. However, many corporations cut ties or distanced themselves from Woods after the scandal that broke just over a year ago and dominated headlines for months. Acceenture LLP, AT&T Inc. Super Bowl Saints Jersey. and Gatorade all dropped Woods as an endorser. Companies such as Gillette and Tag Heuer didnt end their relationships outright but stopped featuring him in advertisements. Nike Inc. and Electronic Arts, which had more invested in his skills as a golfer rather than a more general symbol of excellence, stuck with him. Woods is trying to rebuild his golf reputation after his first year as a pro golfer without a tournament victory and losing his ranking as the top player in the world. Gillette is also letting its contracts with other athletes, including soccer players such as Messi, Thierry Henry, and Kaka end as part of the conclusion of the marketing program. Gillette, however, was keeping some of the athletes -- such as Federer, NHL star Alex Ovechkin and New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter -- for new local marketing campaigns. ' ' '
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