LONDON, June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Xperia(TM) Hot Shots hit London this week, ahead of the Championships at Wimbledon, with an action packed diary as tennis meets entertainment, which includes a game of tennis suspended at 50 meters above the Thames! The Xperia(TM) Hot Shots are six female tennis players who are all featured in a web-based TV show played out on YouTube each week, filmed by Sony Ericsson.

Aleksandra Wozniak, seeking the first tournament triumph in her six-year career, reached the quarterfinals Thursday at the Bell Challenge. Wozniak, seeded third, defeated Regina Kulikova 6-2, 7-5 to set up a quarterfinal meeting with Alla Kudryavtseva. The only other seeded player in action Thursday was No.

No. 1 seed and defending champion Nadia Petrova coasted into the quarterfinals of the Bell Challenge Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Madison Brengle. Petrova, who was eliminated in the fourth round of the U.S.

Top-seeded Nadia Petrova and third-seeded Aleksandra Wozniak won their first-round matches Tuesday at the women's Bell Challenge. Petrova, the defending champion, was an easy 6-2, 6-0 winner over Carly Gullickson in just 51 minutes.

Fifth-seeded Hungarian Melinda Czink and American veteran Jill Craybas were among opening-round winners Monday at the women's Bell Challenge. Czink beat Australian Monique Adamczak 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) and the 35-year-old sixth-seeded Craybas beat fellow American Laura Granville 6-0, 6-1. This week's top seed is Russian Nadia Petrova, who defeated American Bethanie Mattek-Sands in last year's finale. Petrova will open defense of her title against American Carly Gullickson, who was a mixed doubles champ at the U.S.