Charleston Open: Shnaider defeats Polina Kudermetova to reach last 16

No 6 seed Diana Shnaider reached the last 16 of the Charleston Open by winning against Polina Kudermetova 6-3, 6-2 at the Family Circle Tennis Center.

Shnaider, ranked No 14, will face the winner of the match between Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 9 seed, and American Ann Li next.

In the previous round of the Charleston tournament, Kudermetova, ranked No 59, beat Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu (6-3, 6-4).

Charleston WTA 500, other second-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 1.064.510, most recent results first):

• Varvara Gracheva vs. Elise Mertens
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Maria Sakkari
• Ashlyn Krueger vs. Katie Volynets
• Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Peyton Stearns
• Sofia Kenin vs. Belinda Bencic
• Shuai Zhang vs. Yulia Putintseva
• Jessica Pegula vs. Iryna Shymanovich
• Hailey Baptiste vs. Emma Navarro
• Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Ann Li
• Jelena Ostapenko vs. Louisa Chirico
• Anna Kalinskaya vs. Catherine McNally: wednesday
• Daria Kasatkina (5) beat Lauren Davis (WC): 6-1, 6-1
• Amanda Anisimova (8) beat Veronika Kudermetova: 6-2, 6-2
• Danielle Collins (7) beat Robin Montgomery: 6-3, 6-1
• Madison Keys (2) beat Caroline Dolehide: 6-3, 7-6 (4)