US Open: Haddad Maia advances to last 16

Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 22 seed, reached the last 16 of the US Open by defeating Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 15 seed, 6-3, 6-1 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Sunday night.

Haddad Maia, ranked No 21, will play Dane Caroline Wozniacki next.

The Brazilian won against Armenian Elina Avanesyan (4-6, 6-0, 6-2) and Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo (6-2, 6-1) ahead of her victory.

In the previous rounds, Kalinskaya, ranked No 15, beat American Lauren Davis (6-2, 6-2) and Hungarian Anna Bondar (6-2, 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):

• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (25): 6-4, 6-2
• Caroline Wozniacki beat Jessika Ponchet (Q): 6-3, 6-2
• Liudmila Samsonova (16) beat Ashlyn Krueger: 6-1, 6-1
• Diana Shnaider (18) beat Sara Errani: 6-2, 6-2
• Jessica Pegula (6) beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro: 6-3, 6-3
• Jasmine Paolini (5) beat Yulia Putintseva (30): 6-3, 6-4
• Karolina Muchova beat Anastasia Potapova: 6-4, 6-2
• Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Ekaterina Alexandrova (29): 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
• Elise Mertens (33) beat Madison Keys (14): 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4
• Donna Vekic (24) beat Peyton Stearns: 7-5, 6-4
• Emma Navarro (13) beat Marta Kostyuk (19): 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
• Yafan Wang beat Victoria Azarenka (20): 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
• 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 (26) beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q): 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8)

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