Strasbourg Open: Kanepi beats Wang to reach last 16
The Estonian will face the winner of the match between Romanian Sorana Cirstea, the No 5 seed, and Frenchwoman Clara Burel in the next round
Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi defeated China’s Xinyu Wang 6-3, 6-2 to move into the last 16 of the Strasbourg Open at the Tennis Club de Strasbourg on Sunday.
Kanepi, ranked No 71, will play the winner of the match between Romanian Sorana Cirstea, the No 5 seed, and Frenchwoman Clara Burel next.
Strasbourg WTA 250, other first round results (Tennis Club de Strasbourg, clay, EUR 225,480)
- Diane Parry vs. Bernarda Pera
- Sorana Cirstea vs. Clara Burel
- Emma Navarro vs. Tereza Martincova
- Shuai Zhang vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
- Viktoriya Tomova vs. Alize Cornet
- Magda Linette vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Maryna Zanevska vs. Jil Teichmann
- Elina Svitolina vs. Louisa Chirico
- Amandine Hesse vs. Anna Blinkova
- Oceane Dodin vs. Selena Janicijevic
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