Three Russian tennis players remain standing in the men and women`s singles at the 2008 Medibank International tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, which runs on January 6-12. In the women`s singles, with $600,000 of prize money up for grabs, Russia`s Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced on Wednesday to the semifinals after defeating Italy`s Francesca Schiavone in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0. Kuznetsova will now play the winner of another quarterfinal encounter between the Czech Republic`s Nicole Vaidisova and Serbia`s Jelena Jankovic. In the men`s singles on Wednesday, Russia`s Dmitry Tursunov advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating the Frenchman, Richard Gasquet, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. He will now face another French player, Sebastien Grosjean. In another men`s singles quarterfinal match, Russia`s Yevgeny Korolyov is set to play Fabrice Santoro from France. The total prize money in the men`s tournament is $465,000.