Thailand Open: Wang beats Korneeva to reach second round
Yafan Wang defeated Alina Korneeva 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday afternoon. She’ll play Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, the No 8 seed, in the next round
Yafan Wang (Zuma / Panoramic)
Chinese Yafan Wang advanced to the second round of the Thailand Open by winning against Russian qualifier Alina Korneeva 6-2, 6-4 at the True Arena Hua Hin.
Wang, ranked No 78, will play Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, the No 8 seed, next.
Hua Hin WTA 250, other first-round results (True Arena Hua Hin, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Yulia Putintseva (7) beat Thasaporn Naklo (WC): 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
- Lin Zhu (2) beat Taylah Preston (Q): 6-4, 7-5
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Mai Hontama (Q): 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8)
- Zhuoxuan Bai beat Chloe Paquet (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Linda Fruhvirtova beat Anastasia Tikhonova (LL): 6-3, 6-1
- Arina Rodionova beat Yue Yuan (6): 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3
- Tatjana Maria (4) beat Arianne Hartono (Q): 6-3, 6-1
- Katie Volynets beat Tamara Zidansek: 6-2, 6-2
- Paula Badosa beat Lanlana Tararudee (WC): 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Viktorija Golubic beat Laura Pigossi: 6-1, 6-2
- Xinyu Wang (3) beat Emina Bektas: 5-2 ret.
- Diana Shnaider beat Magda Linette (1): 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
- Dalma Galfi (Q) beat Ajla Tomljanovic (WC): 6-3, 6-0
- Nao Hibino beat Kamilla Rakhimova: 7-6 (4), 6-0
- Xiyu Wang (5) beat Qiang Wang: 6-1, 6-1
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