Italian Open: Zheng into round of 16, beats qualifier before rain stops play for day

Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 22 seed, advanced to the round of 16 at the Italian Open by winning against Hungarian qualifier Anna Bondar 7-6 (2), 6-4 at the Foro Italico in Rome on Saturday.

Zheng, ranked No 21, will face Chinese Xiyu Wang next.

The 20-year-old Chinese defeated Frenchwoman Alize Cornet (6-3, 7-6 (2)) ahead of her victory.

Earlier in the tournament, Bondar, ranked No 93, beat German Tatjana Maria (6-4, 6-1) and Czech Karolina Pliskova, the No 13 seed (7-6 (5), 6-2).

Rome WTA 1000, other round of 32 results (Foro Italico, clay, USD 3.572.618, most recent results first):

• Julia Grabher vs. Daria Kasatkina
• Barbora Krejcikova vs. Jelena Ostapenko
• Karolina Muchova vs. Camila Giorgi
• Paula Badosa vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Anna Kalinskaya vs. Elena Rybakina
• Maria Sakkari vs. Marketa Vondrousova
• Donna Vekic vs. Liudmila Samsonova
• Iga Swiatek vs. Lesia Tsurenko
• Victoria Azarenka vs. Madison Keys
• Coco Gauff vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Veronika Kudermetova (11) beat Anastasia Potapova (23): 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (12) beat Magda Linette (17): 7-5, 6-4
• Xiyu Wang beat Taylor Townsend (Q): 6-2, 0-6, 7-5
• Anhelina Kalinina (30) beat Sofia Kenin: 6-4, 6-2
• Camila Osorio (Q) beat Caroline Garcia (5): 6-4, 6-4