Guangzhou Open: Wei beaten in second round
Xiyu Wang edged out Sijia Wei 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 on Wednesday and will face Italian Lucia Bronzetti in the next round
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Xiyu Wang edged out wildcard Sijia Wei 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the Guangzhou Open at the Nansha International Tennis Center on Wednesday.
Wang, ranked No 99, will play Italian Lucia Bronzetti next.
Xiyu Wang beat Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus (6-2, 6-4) in the previous round of the Guangzhou tournament.
During the first round of the Guangzhou tournament, Wei, ranked No 135, won against Slovak Rebecca Sramkova, the No 6 seed (6-1, 6-4).
Guangzhou WTA 250, other second-round results (Nansha International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Yue Yuan vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew
- Bernarda Pera vs. Shuai Zhang
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Katerina Siniakova vs. Alycia Parks
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (7) beat Han Shi (WC): 6-3, 6-4
- Olga Danilovic beat Diane Parry (5): 6-1, 6-0
- Lucia Bronzetti beat Jaqueline Cristian: 7-6 (5), 6-4
