US Open: Wang stuns Azarenka to reach last 16
Wang Yafan beat Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. She’ll face Spaniard Paula Badosa, the No 26 seed, in the next round
Yafan Wang
Chinese Wang Yafan reached the last 16 of the US Open by beating Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, the No 20 seed, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Wang, ranked No 80, will play Spaniard Paula Badosa, the No 26 seed, next.
The Chinese benefited from the abandonment of Greek Maria Sakkari, the No 9 seed (6-2) and won against Frenchwoman Diane Parry (6-0, 6-4) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Azarenka, ranked No 20, won against Ukrainian qualifier Yulia Starodubtseva (3-6, 6-1, 6-1) and Frenchwoman Clara Burel (6-1, 6-4).
New York (Grand Slam), other third-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 75.000.000, most recent results first):
- Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Anna Kalinskaya
- Iga Swiatek vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Jessika Ponchet vs. Caroline Wozniacki
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Sara Errani vs. Diana Shnaider
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Jessica Pegula
- Yulia Putintseva vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Karolina Muchova vs. Anastasia Potapova
- Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Madison Keys vs. Elise Mertens
- Donna Vekic vs. Peyton Stearns: friday
- Emma Navarro vs. Marta Kostyuk: friday
- Coco Gauff (3) beat Elina Svitolina (27): 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Qinwen Zheng (7) beat Jule Niemeier: 6-2, 6-1
- Paula Badosa beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q): 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8)
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