Wuhan Open: Pegula eases into last 16 as Potopova retires

American Jessica Pegula, the second seed, moved into the last 16 of the Wuhan Open when Russian Anastasia Potapova retired on Wednesday at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center.

Pegula, ranked No 3, led 6-2, 2-0 when Potapova, ranked No 38, pulled out at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center on Wednesday afternoon.

The American will play Chinese Xinyu Wang next.

The Russian edged out American wildcard Katie Volynets (5-7, 6-3, 7-5) in the previous round of the Wuhan tournament.

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
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Erika Andreeva
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Jaqueline Cristian: wednesday
• Amanda Anisimova vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Xinyu Wang beat Lucia Bronzetti (LL): 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (9) beat Veronika Kudermetova: 6-1, 6-4
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-1, 6-2
• Leylah Fernandez beat Kamilla Rakhimova (LL): 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4)
• Magdalena Frech beat Emma Navarro (6): 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
• Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Anna Kalinskaya (10): 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-1
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-4, 6-4
• Magda Linette beat Lesia Tsurenko (Q): 5-2 ret.
• Hailey Baptiste (Q) 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