Paolini eases into last 16 in Wuhan

Italian Jasmine Paolini, the No 3 seed, moved into the last 16 of the Wuhan Open by defeating Chinese Yue Yuan 6-4, 6-3 at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center on Wednesday.

Paolini, ranked No 6, will face lucky loser Erika Andreeva next.

Yuan, ranked No 41, won against French lucky loser Clara Burel (1-6, 6-4, 6-2) in the previous round of the Wuhan tournament.

Wuhan WTA 1000, other second-round results (Optics Valley International Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.221.715, most recent results first):

• Erika Andreeva beat Mirra Andreeva (16): 6-3, 6-1
• Jessica Pegula (2) beat Anastasia Potapova: 6-2, 2-0 ret.
• Qinwen Zheng (5) beat Jaqueline Cristian (WC): 6-2, 6-4
• Amanda Anisimova vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Xinyu Wang beat Lucia Bronzetti (LL): 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (9) beat Veronika Kudermetova: 6-1, 6-4
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-1, 6-2
• Leylah Fernandez beat Kamilla Rakhimova (LL): 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4)
• Magdalena Frech beat Emma Navarro (6): 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
• Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Anna Kalinskaya (10): 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-1
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-4, 6-4
• Magda Linette beat Lesia Tsurenko (Q): 5-2 ret.
• Hailey Baptiste (Q) beat Barbora Krejcikova (7): 6-3, 7-5
• Yulia Putintseva beat Donna Vekic (15): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
• Daria Kasatkina (8) beat Bernarda Pera (Q): 6-4, 1-6, 6-1