Bartoli, Groth in Malaysian quarters

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Kuala Lumpur – Fourth-seeded Jarmila Groth of Australia beat Misaki Doi Thursday to book a berth in the Malaysian Open quarterfinals but third-seeded Alisa Kleybanova was knocked out by 150th-ranked Michaella Krajicek. Krajicek of the Netherlands overcame an early setback to upset her Russian opponent 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Groth, who also reached the Brisbane International quarterfinals two months ago, took nearly 90 minutes to overcome the Japanese teenager 7-6 (6), 6-3.