China Open: Muchova makes pre-quarters

Karolina Muchova moved into the last 16 of the China Open by defeating Romanian Jaqueline Cristian 6-1, 6-3 at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on Monday.

Muchova, ranked No 49, will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Cristina Bucsa and Belgian Elise Mertens, the No 24 seed, next.

Earlier in the tournament, Karolina Muchova won against Russian Anna Blinkova (6-1, 6-1) and Chinese Yue Yuan, the No 30 seed (6-3, 6-1).

Cristian, ranked No 80, beat Hungarian Anna Bondar (6-1, 7-6 (5)) and edged out No 7 seed Barbora Krejcikova (1-6, 6-4, 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Beijing tournament.

Beijing WTA 1000, other third-round results (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: monday
• Cristina Bucsa vs. Elise Mertens: monday
• 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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