China Open: Kudermetova stages comeback win in second round

Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 32 seed, moved into the third round of the China Open by edging out Chinese Xinyu Wang 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on Friday.

Kudermetova started off shakily against Wang, losing her serve three times (one break back) in the opening set.

She, however, regrouped quickly and played disciplined tennis in the remaining two sets, converting two break points on world No 50 Wang’s serve.

Kudermetova, ranked No 39, will face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Diane Parry and American Jessica Pegula, the second seed, next.

Wang, ranked No 50, won against Japanese lucky loser Mai Hontama (6-1, 6-3) in the previous round of the Beijing tournament.

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

• Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Qinwen Zheng
• Dayana Yastremska vs. Nadia Podoroska
• Camila Osorio vs. Amanda Anisimova
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Jana Fett
• Viktorija Golubic vs. Donna Vekic
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
• Moyuka Uchijima vs. Magda Linette
• Jasmine Paolini vs. Clara Tauson
• Jaqueline Cristian vs. Barbora Krejcikova
• Yue Yuan vs. Karolina Muchova
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Elise Mertens
• Liudmila Samsonova vs. Cristina Bucsa
• Sijia Wei vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
• Madison Keys vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Ashlyn Krueger vs. Lulu Sun
• Aryna Sabalenka vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew
• Clara Burel vs. Coco Gauff
• Magdalena Frech vs. Alycia Parks
• Naomi Osaka vs. Yulia Putintseva
• Diane Parry vs. Jessica Pegula
• Rebecca Sramkova vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Marta Kostyuk vs. Katie Volynets
• Leylah Fernandez vs. Peyton Stearns
• Caroline Dolehide vs. Elina Avanesyan
• Paula Badosa vs. Viktoriya Tomova
• Hailey Baptiste vs. Anna Kalinskaya
• Katie Boulter (26) beat Taylor Townsend: 6-4, 6-4
• Diana Shnaider (12) beat Sofia Kenin: 6-2, 6-3
• Shuai Zhang (WC) beat Emma Navarro (6): 6-4, 6-2
• Greet Minnen beat Anastasia Potapova (28): 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
• Yuliia Starodubtseva (Q) beat Katerina Siniakova (27): 6-2, 6-2

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