China Open: Andreeva comes through tough Vekic test to reach last 16

Russian Mirra Andreeva, the No 17 seed, reached the last 16 of the China Open by edging out Croat Donna Vekic, the No 16 seed, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the National Tennis Center in Beijing.

Andreeva, ranked No 22, will play Pole Magda Linette, the No 31 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the 17-year-old Russian defeated Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu (6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1).

Vekic, ranked No 20, edged out Swiss Viktorija Golubic (4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4) in the previous round of the Beijing tournament.

Beijing WTA 1000, other third-round results (National Tennis Center, hard, USD 8.955.610, most recent results first):

• Nadia Podoroska vs. Qinwen Zheng
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Amanda Anisimova: monday
• Magda Linette beat Jasmine Paolini (3): 6-4, 6-0
• Karolina Muchova beat Jaqueline Cristian: 6-1, 6-3
• Cristina Bucsa beat Elise Mertens (24): 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Ashlyn Krueger: 6-2, 6-2
• Naomi Osaka beat Katie Volynets: 6-3, 6-2
• Anna Kalinskaya (10) beat Peyton Stearns: 3-6, 6-3, 3-1 ret.
• Madison Keys (18) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (13): 6-3, 6-3
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Katie Boulter (26): 7-5, 6-2
• Shuai Zhang (WC) beat Greet Minnen: 6-2, 6-3
• Jessica Pegula (2) beat Veronika Kudermetova (32): 6-7 (9), 6-1, 6-2
• Yuliia Starodubtseva (Q) beat Elina Avanesyan: 6-3, 6-1
• Paula Badosa (15) beat Rebecca Sramkova (Q): 7-5, 7-5
• Magdalena Frech (23) beat Diana Shnaider (12): 0-6, 6-3, 6-4