Guangzhou Open: Sijia upsets sixth seed Sramkova in first round
The wildcard will face the winner of the match between Chinese Xiyu Wang and Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus in the next round
Wei Sijia, Beijing 2024
Image Credit: Imago / Panoramic
Chinese wildcard Wei Sijia won against Slovak Rebecca Sramkova, the No 6 seed, 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Guangzhou Open at the Nansha International Tennis Center on Monday.
Sijia, ranked No 135, will play the winner of the match between Chinese Xiyu Wang and Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus next.
Guangzhou WTA 250, other first-round matches (Nansha International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267,082):
- Suzan Lamens vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Xiyu Wang vs. Arantxa Rus
- Yue Yuan vs. Greet Minnen
- Shuai Zhang vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
- Viktorija Golubic vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Olga Danilovic vs. Erika Andreeva
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