Greg Rusedski showed some of his old aggressive form Thursday at the ATP stop in Moscow, with the unseeded Brit ousting No. 7 seed
Filippo Volandri in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals.
"I feel like I am playing really well, I think every week I have gotten better this year," said Grinning Greg. "Today it was a very comprehensive performance, four breaks, 6-2, 6-4."
Others into the quarters Thursday were No. 3 Dominik "The Dominator" Hrbaty (d. (Q) Vladimir "The Vladiator" Voltchkov 7-6 in the third), No. 5
Mikhail Youzhny (d. Bjorkman), and unseeded Dane
Kenneth Carlsen (d. Andreev 6-1 in the third).
Friday's quarters line up as Stepanek vs. (8) Davydenko, Carlsen vs. (5) Youzhny, (WC) Kunitsyn vs. (3) The Dominator, and in a serving throw-down, Rusedski vs. (2) Joachim "Pim-Pim" Johansson.