Top-seeded Diana Shnaider breezed past Australia’s Priscilla Hon 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinal round at the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Wednesday.
The Russian needed just 72 minutes to advance to her eighth WTA quarterfinal of the season. Shnaider was aided by converting five of six break opportunities.
All four seeded players in action Wednesday advanced. Great Britain’s Katie Boulter, the No. 2 seed, topped Xiyu Wang of China 7-6 (7), 6-4. No. 6 Yue Yuan, also from China, rebounded to defeat Japan’s Nao Hibino 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, and No. 9 Bernarda Pera defeated a third Chinese player, Han Shi, 6-0, 6-4.
Jiangxi Open
Czech Marie Bouzkova, the top seed, dispatched local favorite XinXin Yao 6-3, 6-3 to move to the quarterfinal in Jiujiang, China.
Bouzkova struck three aces, won 75 percent of points on her first serve and broke Yao’s serve four times to lead to the victory.
Awaiting Bouzkova in the quarterfinal is fifth-seeded Kamilla Rakhimova, who ousted fellow Russian Elena Pridankina 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in one hour, 55 minutes.
Laura Siegemund defeated fellow German Tamara Korpatsch to reach her fifth quarterfinal of the season and move to 3-0 in head-to-head matches, Siegemund next will face Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand. Sawangkaew needed just shy of three hours to eliminate Saisai Zheng 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6).
Merida Open Akron
Russia’s Polina Kudermetova routed second-seeded Nadia Podoroska 6-1, 6-1 in the first round at Merida, Mexico.
Kudermetova converted five of her 15 break-point chances and saved the lone break point on her serve.
One second-round match was played on Wednesday, with the United States’ Ann Li cruising past Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic 6-2, 6-2. Top-seeded Renata Zarazua of Mexico, fifth-seeded Anna Blinkova of Russia, Marina Stakusic of Canada and Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain all earned first-round victories.
–Field Level Media
