Ningbo Open: Kalinskaya advances to quarter-finals

Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 7 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Ningbo Open by winning against Chinese Yue Yuan 6-3, 6-3 at the Yinzhou Tennis Center on Thursday afternoon.

Kalinskaya, ranked No 12, will play the winner of the match between Karolina Muchova and Romanian lucky loser Jaqueline Cristian next.

Ahead of her victory, the Russian edged out Australian lucky loser Priscilla Hon (3-6, 6-3, 6-4).

Yuan, ranked No 46, beat Australian qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic (6-4, 6-2) in the previous round of the Ningbo tournament.

Ningbo WTA 250, other second-round results (Yinzhou Tennis Center, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):

• Karolina Muchova vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Barbora Krejcikova (4) beat YeXin Ma (LL): 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (6) beat Katie Boulter: 7-6 (2), 7-5
• Paula Badosa (8) beat Xiyu Wang (WC): 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-2
• Mirra Andreeva beat Tamara Korpatsch (LL): 6-0, 6-4
• Daria Kasatkina (5) beat Katerina Siniakova: 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Yulia Putintseva beat Ella Seidel (LL): 6-4, 6-4