Hong Kong Open: Siniakova books spot in quarter-finals
Katerina Siniakova beat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday. She’ll face the winner of the match between Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the second seed, in the next round
Katerina Siniakova advanced to the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open by defeating Russian Kamilla Rakhimova 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1.
Siniakova, ranked No 85, will face the winner of the match between Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the second seed, next.
In the previous round of the Hong Kong tournament, Katerina Siniakova won against Chinese Xiyu Wang (6-4, 7-6 (7)).
Rakhimova, ranked No 81, beat Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, the No 8 seed (6-3, 6-2) in the previous round of the Hong Kong tournament.
Hong Kong WTA 250, other second-round results:
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Mirra Andreeva
- Alina Korneeva vs. Linda Fruhvirtova
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Sofya Lansere vs. Elise Mertens
- Martina Trevisan vs. Magdalena Frech
- Xinyu Wang vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Anna Blinkova (5) beat Priscilla Hon: 6-1, 6-3