Japan Open: Top seed Zhu moves into quarter-finals, faces Mandlik next
The Chinese player beat Moyuka Uchijima 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 on Thursday
Lin Zhu, Tennis in the Land Cleveland
China’s Lin Zhu, the top seed, moved into the last eight of the Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships by beating Japanese wildcard Moyuka Uchijima 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 on Thursday.
Zhu, ranked No 35, will face American qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik next.
In the previous round, the Chinese player won against Xiyu Wang (6-4, 6-4).
Uchijima, ranked No 174, won against Indian qualifier Ankita Raina (6-4, 6-2) in the previous round.
