Italian Open: Zheng into round of 16, beats qualifier before rain stops play for day
Qinwen Zheng won against Anna Bondar 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Saturday and will play Chinese Xiyu Wang in the next round
Qinwen Zheng (Zuma/Panoramic)
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
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