Brisbane Open: Yuan downs Kostyuk to reach last 16

Chinese Yuan Yue won against Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, the No 9 seed, 6-4, 6-3 to move into the last 16 of the Brisbane Open at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Wednesday.

Yuan, ranked No 49, will play Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina next.

The Chinese beat Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus (6-2, 6-4) ahead of her victory.

Brisbane WTA 500, other second-round results (Queensland Tennis Centre, hard, USD 1.520.600, most recent results first):

• Linda Noskova vs. Anca Todoni
• Victoria Azarenka vs. Maya Joint
• Suzan Lamens beat Magdalena Frech (11): 7-5, 6-3
• Anastasia Potapova beat Dayana Yastremska (16): 7-5, 6-4
• Daria Kasatkina (3) beat Peyton Stearns: 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-5
• Kimberly Birrell (WC) beat Emma Navarro (2): 7-5, 7-5
• Polina Kudermetova (Q) beat Liudmila Samsonova (13): 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-2
• Anhelina Kalinina beat Diana Shnaider (5): 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
• Ons Jabeur beat Ekaterina Alexandrova (14): 6-3, 6-2
• Marie Bouzkova beat Jelena Ostapenko (7): 7-6, 6-4
• Mirra Andreeva (8) beat Anna Blinkova: 6-4, 6-4
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Renata Zarazua: 6-4, 6-0
• Ashlyn Krueger beat Anna Kalinskaya (6): 6-3, 6-3
• Elina Avanesyan beat Paula Badosa (4): 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
• Yulia Putintseva (15) beat McCartney Kessler: 6-2, 7-5

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