China Open: Muchova joins Sabalenka in quarter-finals

Karolina Muchova won against Spaniard Cristina Bucsa 6-2, 6-0 to move into the last 8 of the China Open at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on Wednesday.

Muchova, ranked No 49, will face Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed, next. She has the upper hand over the Belarusian, courtesy of a favorable 2-1 head-to-head.

Earlier in the tournament, Karolina Muchova beat Russian Anna Blinkova (6-1, 6-1), Chinese Yue Yuan, the No 30 seed (6-3, 6-1) and Romanian Jaqueline Cristian (6-1, 6-3).

Bucsa, ranked No 79, won against Chinese wildcard Xinxin Yao (6-3, 6-2), Russian Liudmila Samsonova, the No 11 seed (6-1, 4-6, 6-4) and Belgian Elise Mertens, the No 24 seed (4-6, 6-2, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Beijing tournament.

Beijing WTA 1000, other last 16 results (National Tennis Center, hard, USD 8.955.610, most recent results first):

• Amanda Anisimova vs. Qinwen Zheng
• Magda Linette vs. Mirra Andreeva
• Aryna Sabalenka beat Madison Keys (18): 6-4, 6-3
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Naomi Osaka: 3-6, 6-4 ret.
• Yuliia Starodubtseva (Q) beat Anna Kalinskaya (10): 7-5, 6-0
• Shuai Zhang (WC) beat Magdalena Frech (23): 6-4, 6-2
• Paula Badosa (15) beat Jessica Pegula (2): 6-4, 6-0

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