China Open: Anisimova edges past Kasatkina to make last 16
Amanda Anisimova beat Daria Kasatkina 7-6 (1), 6-4 and will play the winner of the match between Nadia Podoroska and Qinwen Zheng in the next round
American Amanda Anisimova, the No 34 seed, moved into the last 16 of the China Open by beating Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 9 seed, 7-6 (1), 6-4 at the National Tennis Center in Beijing.
Anisimova, ranked No 43, will play the winner of the match between Argentinian Nadia Podoroska and Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 5 seed, next.
The American edged out Colombian Camila Osorio (1-6, 6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Beijing tournament.
During the second round of the Beijing tournament, Kasatkina, ranked No 11, won against Croat lucky loser Jana Fett (6-1, 6-2).
Beijing WTA 1000, other third-round results (National Tennis Center, hard, USD 8.955.610, most recent results first):
- Nadia Podoroska vs. Qinwen Zheng: monday
- Mirra Andreeva (17) beat Donna Vekic (16): 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Magda Linette (31) 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