Wuhan Open: Alexandrova advances to last 16

Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova won against compatriot Anna Kalinskaya, No 10 seed, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-1 to move into the last 16 of the Wuhan Open at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center on Wednesday.

Alexandrova, ranked No 33, will play American qualifier Hailey Baptiste next.

Ekaterina Alexandrova edged out American Sofia Kenin (6-1, 4-6, 6-4) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Wuhan tournament, Kalinskaya, ranked No 13, beat Hungarian qualifier Anna Bondar (6-1, 6-3).

Wuhan WTA 1000, other second-round results (Optics Valley International Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.221.715, most recent results first):

• Yue Yuan vs. Jasmine Paolini
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Erika Andreeva
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Jessica Pegula
• Amanda Anisimova vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Xinyu Wang
• Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Veronika Kudermetova
• Coco Gauff vs. Viktoriya Tomova
• Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Leylah Fernandez
• Magdalena Frech vs. Emma Navarro
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-4, 6-4
• Magda Linette beat Lesia Tsurenko (Q): 5-2 ret.
• Hailey Baptiste beat Barbora Krejcikova (7): 6-3, 7-5
• Yulia Putintseva beat Donna Vekic (15): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
• Daria Kasatkina (8) beat Bernarda Pera (Q): 6-4, 1-6, 6-1

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