Hong Kong Open: Wang books spot in second round
Wang Xiyu won against Hina Inoue on Monday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Aoi Ito and Katie Boulter next
Xiyu Wang 2024 Hobart
Chinese Wang Xiyu moved into the second round of the Hong Kong Open by winning against American qualifier Hina Inoue 6-3, 7-6 (2) at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay on Monday.
Wang, ranked No 100, will face the winner of the match between Japanese Aoi Ito and second seed Katie Boulter next.
Hong Kong WTA 250, other first-round results (Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Heather Watson
- Mei Yamaguchi vs. Sofia Kenin
- Su Jeong Jang vs. Anastasia Zakharova
- Ana Bogdan vs. Kimberly Birrell
- Varvara Gracheva vs. Tatiana Prozorova
- Hong Yi Cody Wong vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Diana Shnaider vs. Kyoka Okamura
- Aoi Ito vs. Katie Boulter
- Nao Hibino vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
- Xinyu Gao vs. Suzan Lamens
- Jessika Ponchet vs. Xinyu Wang
- Yue Yuan vs. Simona Halep
- Han Shi (Q) beat Margarita Gasparyan: 6-4, 6-2
- Bernarda Pera (9) beat Sara Saito: 6-4, 6-4
- Priscilla Hon beat Eudice Wong Chong (WC): 6-3, 6-4
