McHale earns match against No 1 seed

Eighth-seeded Christina McHale moved within one victory of her first semifinal appearance of the year Thursday at the Mercury Insurance Open. McHale rallied past Misaki Doi in their second-round match 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to earn a quarterfinal meeting with No. 1 seed Marion Bartoli. McHale has improved from a world ranking of 42nd at the start of the year to a current position of 27th. She reached the third round of each of the year's first three major championships. Second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova also advanced, routing Marina Erakovic 6-2, 6-4. Cibulkova will take on Urszula Radwanska in the quarterfinals after Radwanska coasted past Melanie Oudin 6-2, 6-1. Jelena Jankovic was the last to reach the quarterfinals, doing so with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 decision over Melinda Czink. Jankovic's next opponent will be qualifier Yung-Jan Chan, who earned a spot in the quarterfinals Wednesday.