China Open: Frech upsets 12th seed Shnaider to reach last 16
The Pole will play the winner of the match between Chinese wildcard Shuai Zhang and Belgian Greet Minnen in the next round
Magdalena Frech 2024 (Icon SMI / Panoramic)
Poland’s Magdalena Frech, the No 23 seed, edged out Russian Diana Shnaider, the No 12 seed, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the China Open on Sunday.
Shnaider had won their only previous meeting on the tour, a third set tiebreak win in the round of 32 in Toronto earlier this year.
Frech, ranked No 31, will play the winner of the match between Chinese wildcard Shuai Zhang and Belgian Greet Minnen at the National Tennis Center in Beijing next.
The Pole edged out American qualifier Alycia Parks (6-4, 5-7, 6-4) earlier in the week.
In the previous round of the tournament, Shnaider, ranked No 16, defeated American Sofia Kenin (6-2, 6-3).
Beijing WTA 1000, other third-round matches (National Tennis Center, hard, USD 8,955,610):
- Nadia Podoroska vs. Qinwen Zheng
- Daria Kasatkina vs. Amanda Anisimova
- Mirra Andreeva vs. Donna Vekic
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Magda Linette
- Karolina Muchova vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Cristina Bucsa vs. Elise Mertens
- Madison Keys vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Ashlyn Krueger
- Katie Boulter vs. Coco Gauff
- Katie Volynets vs. Naomi Osaka
- Shuai Zhang vs. Greet Minnen
- Peyton Stearns vs. Anna Kalinskaya
- Veronika Kudermetova vs. Jessica Pegula
- Elina Avanesyan vs. Yuliia Starodubtseva
- Paula Badosa vs. Rebecca Sramkova
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