Austin Open: Wang advances to quarter-finals

Chinese Yafan Wang defeated Colombian Emiliana Arango 6-2, 6-2 to reach the last 8 of the Austin Open at the Westwood Country Club on Wednesday evening.

Wang, ranked No 69, will face the winner of the match between Chinese Yue Yuan, the No 8 seed, and American Taylor Townsend next.

In the previous round of the Austin tournament, the Chinese won against Italian Lucia Bronzetti, the No 4 seed (7-6 (5), 6-4).

Arango, ranked No 121, beat American Alycia Parks (6-2, 6-3) in the previous round of the Austin tournament.

Austin WTA 250, other second-round results (Westwood Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Diane Parry
• Anastasija Sevastova vs. Sloane Stephens
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Sachia Vickery
• Darja Semenistaja vs. Xiyu Wang
• Danielle Collins vs. Katie Volynets
• Anhelina Kalinina vs. Camila Osorio
• Yue Yuan vs. Taylor Townsend