Austin Open: Wang beats Semenistaja to reach last eight
Xiyu Wang beat Darja Semenistaja 6-1, 6-2 and will play the winner of the match between Danielle Collins and wildcard Katie Volynets in the next round
Chinese Xiyu Wang, the No 6 seed, defeated Latvian Darja Semenistaja 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the last 8 of the Austin Open at the Westwood Country Club.
Wang, ranked No 64, will play the winner of the match between No 3 seed Danielle Collins and wildcard Katie Volynets next.
In the previous round of the Austin tournament, the 22-year-old Chinese won against Argentinian Nadia Podoroska (7-5, 6-4).
Semenistaja, ranked No 115, edged out Andorran wildcard Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-4) 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):
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Sachia Vickery
- Anastasija Sevastova vs. Sloane Stephens
- Danielle Collins vs. Katie Volynets
- Diane Parry (5) beat Kamilla Rakhimova: 6-3, 6-3
- Anhelina Kalinina (1) beat Camila Osorio: 6-1, 6-2
- Yue Yuan (8) beat Taylor Townsend: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
- Yafan Wang beat Emiliana Arango: 6-2, 6-2