Golden Gate Open at Stanford: Yuan moves into last eight
Yue Yuan defeated Kateryna Baindl 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Wednesday evening and will play Chinese Zhuoxuan Bai in the next round
Chinese Yue Yuan advanced to the quarter-finals of the Golden Gate Open at Stanford by winning against Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl, the No 6 seed, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Wednesday evening.
Yuan, ranked No 113, will play Chinese Zhuoxuan Bai next.
In the previous round, the Chinese beat American Katie Volynets (4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0).
Baindl, ranked No 85, defeated Australian Olivia Gadecki (6-2, 6-2) during the 32.