Poland Open: Liu to face Swiatek

American Claire Liu beat Chinese Yue Yuan in three sets (7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2) to move into the last 16 of the Poland Open at the Legia Tennis Centre in Warsaw on Thursday night.

Liu, ranked No 78, will now challenge Iga Swiatek, the top seed.

Warsaw WTA 250, other 32 results (Legia Tennis Centre, clay, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Heather Watson beat Katerina Siniakova (3): 7-5, 6-2
• Iga Swiatek beat Nigina Abduraimova: 6-4, 6-3
• Yuliya Hatouka (Q) beat Jessika Ponchet: 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
• Linda Noskova (8) beat Jana Fett (Q): 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Karolina Muchova (2) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
• Tatjana Maria beat Natalija Stevanovic (LL): 6-3, 6-1
• Tereza Martincova beat Shuai Zhang (5): 7-6 (3), 6-4
• Clara Tauson beat Daria Snigur: 6-2, 6-3
• Jodie Burrage beat Ankita Raina (Q): 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
• Rebecca Sramkova (Q) beat Weronika Ewald (WC): 6-2, 6-2
• Lin Zhu (4) beat Xiyu Wang: 6-4, 6-2
• Lucrezia Stefanini beat Linda Fruhvirtova (7): 6-1, 7-6 (4)
• Viktoria Hruncakova beat Kristina Kucova: 7-5, 6-3
• Laura Siegemund beat Maja Chwalinska (WC): 6-4, 6-1
• Yanina Wickmayer beat Nao Hibino: 6-2, 6-4