Sybille Bammer beats Marion Bartoli, reaches US Open quarterfinals
Austrian Sybille Bammer became the second player to move into the quarterfinals of the 2008 US Open with a 7-6 0-6 6-4 victory over No.12 seed Marion Bartoli of France.
Seed No.29 Bammer reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal winning the match that lasted three hours three minutes which equaled the longest women's match at the US Open on record.
The 28-year-old Bammer will face second seed Jelena Jankovic for a place in the semis. (photo: Getty Images)

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