Ningbo Open: Cristian no match for in-form Muchova

Karolina Muchova moved into the quarter-finals of the Ningbo Open by defeating Romanian lucky loser Jaqueline Cristian 6-2, 6-1 at the Yinzhou Tennis Center on Thursday.

Muchova, ranked No 29, will play Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 7 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Ningbo tournament, Karolina Muchova won against Australian qualifier Olivia Gadecki (6-3, 7-5).

Ningbo WTA 500, other second-round results (Yinzhou Tennis Center, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):

• Anna Kalinskaya beat Yue Yuan: 6-3, 6-3
• Barbora Krejcikova (4) beat YeXin Ma (LL): 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (6) beat Katie Boulter: 7-6 (2), 7-5
• Paula Badosa (8) beat Xiyu Wang (WC): 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-2
• Mirra Andreeva beat Tamara Korpatsch (LL): 6-0, 6-4
• Daria Kasatkina (5) beat Katerina Siniakova: 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Yulia Putintseva beat Ella Seidel (LL): 6-4, 6-4