Hong Kong Open: Boulter moves into last eight
Katie Boulter won against Wang Xiyu on Wednesday and will face the winner of the match between Varvara Gracheva and Anastasia Zakharova next
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Second seed Katie Boulter won against Chinese Wang Xiyu 7-6 (7), 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay on Wednesday.
Boulter, ranked No 29, will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, the No 7 seed, and Russian Anastasia Zakharova next.
Katie Boulter defeated Japanese Aoi Ito (6-4, 6-4) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Hong Kong tournament, Wang, ranked No 100, beat American qualifier Hina Inoue (6-3, 7-6 (2)).
Hong Kong WTA 250, other second-round results (Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Kimberly Birrell
- Sofia Kenin vs. Jessika Ponchet
- Varvara Gracheva vs. Anastasia Zakharova
- Suzan Lamens vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Diana Shnaider vs. Priscilla Hon
- Yue Yuan (6) beat Nao Hibino: 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
- Bernarda Pera (9) beat Han Shi (Q): 6-0, 6-4
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