Hong Kong Open: Kenin moves into quarter-finals to face Yue

Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin moved into the last eight of the Hong Kong Open by defeating Frenchwoman Jessika Ponchet 7-5, 6-4 at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay on Thursday.

Kenin, ranked No 88, will play Chinese Yuan Yue, the No 6 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Hong Kong, the American, who reached the final in Tokyo last week, won against Japanese qualifier Mei Yamaguchi (6-4, 6-4). She has now won six of her last seven matches on the tour.

Ponchet, ranked No 106, beat Chinese Xinyu Wang, the No 4 seed (4-6, 7-5, 6-2) earlier in the week.

Hong Kong WTA 250, other second-round matches (Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, hard, USD 267,082):

• Anastasia Zakharova beat Varvara Gracheva (7): 6-3, 6-1
• Suzan Lamens beat Cristina Bucsa (8): 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
• Diana Shnaider (1) beat Priscilla Hon: 6-4, 6-1
• Katie Boulter (2) beat Xiyu Wang: 7-6 (7), 6-4
• Yue Yuan beat Nao Hibino: 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
• Bernarda Pera (9) beat Han Shi (Q): 6-0, 6-4
• Leylah Fernandez vs. Kimberly Birrell

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