Charleston Open: Defending champion Bencic reaches last 16, meets Rogers next
The Swiss defeated Katherine Sebov 6-0, 6-3 on Thursday
Belinda Bencic at the 2022 WTA Charleston Open
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Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 4 seed and defending champion, won against Canadian qualifier Katherine Sebov 6-0, 6-3 to reach the last 16 of the Charleston Open at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Wednesday.
Bencic, ranked No 11, will face American Shelby Rogers next.
Sebov, ranked No 148, beat American Lauren Davis (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) in the previous round of the Charleston tournament while Bencic received a first round bye.
Charleston WTA 500, other second-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 780,637)
- Shelby Rogers beat Catherine McNally: 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-1
- Magda Linette (8) beat Varvara Gracheva: 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-4
- Irina-Camelia Begu (15) beat Sofia Kenin (WC): 6-1, 6-4
- Jessica Pegula (1) beat Anna Blinkova: 6-2, 6-0
- Madison Keys (9) beat Hailey Baptiste (Q): 6-1, 6-2
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (7) beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-1, 6-3
- Bernarda Pera beat Cristina Bucsa: 6-3, 6-4
- Caroline Dolehide (WC) beat Linda Fruhvirtova: 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
- Daria Kasatkina (3) beat Madison Brengle: 6-2, 6-1
- Julia Grabher beat Sachia Vickery (Q): 6-1, 6-2
- Diana Shnaider beat Veronika Kudermetova (5): 6-4, 6-3
- Paula Badosa (12) beat Leylah Fernandez: 7-5, 7-6 (6)
- Ons Jabeur (2) beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-3, 6-3
- Victoria Azarenka (6) beat Sloane Stephens: 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Anna Kalinskaya beat Alize Cornet: 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2
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