Charleston Open: Mertens books spot in last 16 against Zheng
The Belgian won against Varvara Gracheva 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday
November 14, 2020, Linz, AUSTRIA: Elise Mertens of Belgium in action during the semi-final of the 2020 Upper Austria Ladies Linz WTA International tennis tournament against Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia
Belgian Elise Mertens, the No 13 seed, advanced to the last 16 of the Charleston Open by winning against Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva 6-3, 7-5 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Wednesday.
Mertens, ranked No 28, will face Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 3 seed, next.
In the previous round of the tournament, Gracheva, ranked No 66, beat Harriet Dart (6-1, 3-6, 6-1).
Charleston WTA 500, other second-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 1,064,510):
- Qinwen Zheng beat Maria Sakkari: 6-4, 6-1
- Ashlyn Krueger (15) beat Katie Volynets: 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Ajla Tomljanovic beat Peyton Stearns (16): 6-1, 6-4
- Jessica Pegula (1) beat Iryna Shymanovich (Q): 6-0, 6-3
- Sofia Kenin beat Belinda Bencic (17): 6-0, 6-3
- Yulia Putintseva (10) beat Shuai Zhang (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (9) beat Ann Li: 6-3, 6-0
- Emma Navarro (4) beat Hailey Baptiste: 6-4, 6-3
- Jelena Ostapenko (11) beat Louisa Chirico (Q): 7-5, 6-2
- Anna Kalinskaya (14) beat Catherine McNally (Q): 6-1, 6-4
- Daria Kasatkina (5) beat Lauren Davis (WC): 6-1, 6-1
- Diana Shnaider (6) beat Polina Kudermetova: 6-3, 6-2
- 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)
