 Keothavong has set her sights on a place in the world's top 50
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British number one Anne Keothavong continued her fine start to the year with an impressive victory over eighth seed Carla Suarez Navarro in Auckland.
The 25-year-old followed up her first-round win over Mirjana Lucic with a 6-2 6-4 defeat of Spaniard Suarez Navarro.
Keothavong will face Ayumi Morita in the last eight after the Japanese qualifier upset fourth seed Aleksandra Wozniak 7-5 6-2.
Top seeds Elena Dementieva and Caroline Wozniacki both made the quarter-finals.
Russian Dementieva beat New Zealand's Marina Erakovic 6-2 6-3, while Denmark's Wozniacki saw off American Jill Craybas 6-4 7-5.
Edina Gallovits of Romania had a surprise 6-3 6-3 win over Spanish third seed Anabel Medina Garrigues and Russia's Elena Vesnina beat sixth seed Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic 6-4 6-3.
Keothavong is currently at a career-high ranking of 60 and has set herself an immediate target of a place in the world's top 50.
Victory over Suarez Navarro, the world number 46, will help her towards that aim and she next faces the 83rd-ranked Morita.
The pair have met once before, with Keothavong beating the 18-year-old in straight sets in qualifying for the 2007 French Open.
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