Charleston Open: Linette beats Gracheva in three sets, plays Keys in last 16

Poland’s Magda Linette, the No 8 seed, moved into the last 16 of the Charleston Open by edging out Russian Varvara Gracheva 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-4 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Wednesday.

Linette, ranked No 19 in the world and a semi-finalist at the Australian Open in January, will face No 9 seed Madison Keys next.

In the previous round of the Charleston tournament, Gracheva, ranked No 46, beat German qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam (7-6 (3), 6-2) while Linette received a first round bye

Charleston WTA 500, other second-round matches (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 780,637)

• Irina-Camelia Begu (15) beat Sofia Kenin (WC): 6-1, 6-4
• Jessica Pegula (1) beat Anna Blinkova: 6-2, 6-0
• Madison Keys 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
• Belinda Bencic vs. Katherine Sebov
• Catherine McNally vs. Shelby Rogers

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