Charleston Open: Badosa makes last 16
Paula Badosa defeated Leylah Fernandez 7-5, 7-6 (6) on Wednesday evening and will play Diana Shnaider in the next round
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Spaniard Paula Badosa, the No 12 seed, won against Canadian Leylah Fernandez 7-5, 7-6 (6) to reach the last 16 of the Charleston Open at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Wednesday evening.
Badosa, ranked No 33, will play Diana Shnaider next.
In the previous round of the Charleston tournament, the Spaniard defeated Egyptian Mayar Sherif (6-3, 6-1).
Fernandez, ranked No 51, won against Russian Evgeniya Rodina (6-3, 6-2) in the first round of the Charleston tournament.
Charleston WTA 500, other second-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 780.637, most recent results first):
- Belinda Bencic vs. Katherine Sebov
- Catherine McNally vs. Shelby Rogers
- Magda Linette vs. Varvara Gracheva
- Sofia Kenin vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
- Jessica Pegula vs. Anna Blinkova
- Hailey Baptiste vs. Madison Keys
- Yulia Putintseva vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova: wednesday
- Cristina Bucsa vs. Bernarda Pera: wednesday
- Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Caroline Dolehide: wednesday
- Daria Kasatkina (3) beat Madison Brengle: 6-2, 6-1
- Julia Grabher beat Sachia Vickery (Q): 6-1, 6-2
- Diana Shnaider beat Veronika Kudermetova (5): 6-4, 6-3
- Ons Jabeur (2) beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-3, 6-3
- Victoria Azarenka (6) beat Sloane Stephens: 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Anna Kalinskaya beat Alize Cornet: 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2
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