Hong Kong Open: Wang through to second round after Avanesyan retirement

Chinese Xinyu Wang, the No 4 seed, moved into the second round of the Hong Kong Open when Russian Elina Avanesyan retired on Tuesday afternoon.

Wang, ranked No 32, led 6-2, 4-1 when Avanesyan, ranked No 67, pulled out.

The 22-year-old Chinese will play the winner of the match between wildcard Ho Ching Wu and Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo next.

Hong Kong WTA 250, other first-round results:

• Daria Saville vs. Elise Mertens
• Sofya Lansere vs. Hong Yi Cody Wong
• Alina Korneeva vs. Valeria Savinykh
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
• Anna Danilina vs. Magdalena Frech
• Ho Ching Wu vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Jana Fett: 6-0, 6-0
• Linda Fruhvirtova beat Peyton Stearns (7): 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Leylah Fernandez beat Victoria Azarenka (1): 2-6, 6-3 ret.
• Martina Trevisan (6) beat Cristina Bucsa: 7-5, 6-2
• Anna Blinkova (5) beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-4, 2-6, 5-1 ret.
• Priscilla Hon beat Eudice Wong Chong (WC): 7-5, 7-5
• Kamilla Rakhimova beat Varvara Gracheva (8): 6-3, 6-2
• Mirra Andreeva beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-4, 6-3
• Katerina Siniakova beat Xiyu Wang: 6-4, 7-6 (7)