The second-seeded Lindsay Davenport rallied from behind to win over her hard-hitting opponent Amelie Mauresmo 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Chase Tennis Championships.

Davenport, who won her sixth title of the year Sunday in Philadelphia, had her upper left thigh heavily taped to begin the match.

French women Mauresmo, who upset Davenport in the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January, didn't help as she kept Davenport on the run along the baseline with her powerful and penetrating groundstrokes.

In the day's first match, Halard-Decugis of France became the first seeded player to be eliminated from the elite season-ending, 16-player field when she was crushed by Germany's Anke Huber 6-1, 6-2.

Huber only needed 44 minutes to grab a quarterfinal berth where her next opponent will be Davenport.

The first round was completed when third-seeded Venus Williams took on Conchita Martinez in the late match. (Xinhua)