Hong Kong Open: Sorribes Tormo books spot in quarter-finals, to play Blinkova
The Spaniard beat Xinyu Wang 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in the second round on Thursday
Sara Sorribes Tormo | © Zuma / Panoramic
Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo moved into the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open by winning against Chinese Xinyu Wang, the No 4 seed, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Sorribes Tormo, ranked No 57, will play Russian Anna Blinkova, the No 5 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Hong Kong tournament, the Spaniard defeated wildcard Ho Ching Wu (6-1, 6-0).
Wang, ranked No 32, benefited from the retirement of Russian Elina Avanesyan (6-2, 4-1) earlier in the week.
Hong Kong WTA 250, other second-round matches (Hard, USD 259,303):
- Katerina Siniakova beat Kamilla Rakhimova: 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1
- Anna Blinkova beat Priscilla Hon: 6-1, 6-3
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Mirra Andreeva
- Alina Korneeva vs. Linda Fruhvirtova
- Sofya Lansere vs. Elise Mertens
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Martina Trevisan vs. Magdalena Frech
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