China Open: Bucsa into last 16

Spaniard Cristina Bucsa won against Belgian Elise Mertens, the No 24 seed, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the China Open at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on Monday.

Bucsa, ranked No 79, will face Karolina Muchova next.

The Spaniard beat Chinese wildcard Xinxin Yao (6-3, 6-2) and edged out Russian Liudmila Samsonova, the No 11 seed (6-1, 4-6, 6-4) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Beijing tournament, Mertens, ranked No 29, won against Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto (6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3).

Beijing WTA 1000, other third-round results (National Tennis Center, hard, USD 8.955.610, most recent results first):

• Nadia Podoroska vs. Qinwen Zheng
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Amanda Anisimova
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Donna Vekic
• Jasmine Paolini vs. Magda Linette
• Karolina Muchova beat Jaqueline Cristian: 6-1, 6-3
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Ashlyn Krueger: 6-2, 6-2
• Naomi Osaka beat Katie Volynets: 6-3, 6-2
• Anna Kalinskaya (10) beat Peyton Stearns: 3-6, 6-3, 3-1 ret.
• Madison Keys (18) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (13): 6-3, 6-3
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Katie Boulter (26): 7-5, 6-2
• Shuai Zhang (WC) beat Greet Minnen: 6-2, 6-3
• Jessica Pegula (2) beat Veronika Kudermetova (32): 6-7 (9), 6-1, 6-2
• Yuliia Starodubtseva (Q) beat Elina Avanesyan: 6-3, 6-1
• Paula Badosa (15) beat Rebecca Sramkova (Q): 7-5, 7-5
• Magdalena Frech (23) beat Diana Shnaider (12): 0-6, 6-3, 6-4

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