WTA Toronto: Kalinskaya advances to last 16
Anna Kalinskaya beat Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday afternoon and will face Amanda Anisimova in the next round
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Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 10 seed, reached round three of the WTA National Bank Open by winning against Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-2 at the Aviva Centre on Thursday.
Kalinskaya, ranked No 17, will face American Amanda Anisimova on Friday.
The Russian defeated American qualifier Louisa Chirico (6-2, 6-3) in the previous round of the Rogers Cup.
During the first round of the Rogers Cup, Tsurenko, ranked No 85, edged out Canadian wildcard Bianca Andreescu (0-6, 6-3, 6-4).
WTA National Bank Open, other second-round matches (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 3,211,715):
- Jessica Pegula (3) beat Karolina Pliskova: 7-5, 6-4
- Naomi Osaka vs. Elise Mertens
- Yue Yuan vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Victoria Azarenka vs. Greet Minnen
- Paula Badosa vs. Jelena Ostapenko
- Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Katie Boulter
- Daria Kasatkina vs. Amanda Anisimova
- Peyton Stearns vs. Madison Keys
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Leylah Fernandez
- Taylor Townsend vs. Marina Stakusic
- Emma Navarro vs. Magda Linette
- Moyuka Uchijima vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Coco Gauff vs. Yafan Wang
- Elina Svitolina vs. Marta Kostyuk
- Magdalena Frech vs. Diana Shnaider
