Tennis in the Land: Zhang makes quarter-finals
Shuai Zhang benefited from the forfeit of Martina Trevisan on Wednesday night and will play Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 8 seed, in the next round
Chinese Shuai Zhang advanced to the quarter-finals of the Tennis in the Land after Italian Martina Trevisan, the second seed, withdrew before the match at Cleveland’s iconic Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Flats West Bank on Wednesday night.
Zhang, ranked No 35, will face Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 8 seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the 33-year-old Chinese won against Czech Katerina Siniakova (6-2, 6-1).
Trevisan, ranked No 27, edged out Egyptian Mayar Sherif (2-6, 6-2, 6-4) in the previous round.
Cleveland WTA 250, other second-round matches (Cleveland’s Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Flats West Bank, hard, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Laura Siegemund vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Bernarda Pera beat Barbora Krejcikova (1): 6-4, 6-1
- Madison Brengle beat Ekaterina Alexandrova (3): 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
- Magda Linette beat Sorana Cirstea: 6-4, 6-2
- Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Irina-Camelia Begu (5): 6-3, 6-2
- Alize Cornet beat Clara Tauson: 6-3, 7-6 (1)
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich (7) beat Sara Sorribes Tormo: 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
More tennis news
September 8, 2002: Pete Sampras goes out on a high with US Open title
One win from world No. 1: Rybakina overpowers Osaka to reach her first US Open quarterfinal
Zheng erases 0-5 for the second match running and knocks Swiatek out of the US Open
Andreeva recovers to reach her first US Open quarterfinal as Potapova is hurt in the third
September 7, 1953: The day Maureen “Little Mo” Connolly became the first woman to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam
