Prague Open: Hruncakova upsets seventh seed Wang to reach last 16

Slovak qualifier Viktoria Hruncakova edged out Chinese Xinyu Wang, the No 7 seed, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) to move into the last 16 of the Prague Open at TK Sparta Praha on Monday.

Hruncakova, ranked No 117, will face Japanese lucky loser Nao Hibino next.

Turnaround complete 🔄

Qualifier Viktoria Hruncakova seals the comeback in a deciding-set tiebreak over No.7 seed Wang in Prague!#LPO2023 pic.twitter.com/AY6WSuwVb0

— wta (@WTA) July 31, 2023

Prague WTA 250, other round of 32 matches (TK Sparta Praha, hard, USD 251,750):

• Nao Hibino beat Sara Errani: 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
• Kateryna Baindl (8) beat Dayana Yastremska (Q): 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
• Tamara Korpatsch (Q) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-2, 6-4
• Yanina Wickmayer vs. Lin Zhu
• Lucrezia Stefanini vs. Kaia Kanepi
• Elvina Kalieva vs. Linda Noskova
• Barbora Strycova vs. Ankita Raina
• Patricia Maria Tig vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
• Xiyu Wang vs. Clara Tauson
• Gabriela Knutson vs. Tereza Martincova
• Shuai Zhang vs. Yue Yuan
• Heather Watson vs. Jule Niemeier
• Barbora Palicova vs. Emiliana Arango
• Alize Cornet vs. Lucie Havlickova
• Marie Bouzkova vs. Jaqueline Cristian

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