Thailand Open: Wang books spot in semi-finals with win over Watson
Xinyu Wang edged out Heather Watson 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4 on Friday night and will play Chinese Lin Zhu in the next round
Wang Xinyu (Icon SMI / Panoramic)
Chinese Xinyu Wang, the No 7 seed, reached the last four of the Thailand Open by edging out Heather Watson 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4 at the True Arena Hua Hin on Friday night.
Wang, ranked No 81, will play Chinese Lin Zhu next.
The 21-year-old Chinese beat Swiss qualifier Joanne Zuger (6-2, 6-2) and Swede Mirjam Bjorklund (6-3, 6-3) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Watson, ranked No 160, edged out Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the second seed (5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (5)) and Na-Lae Han (6-3, 5-7, 6-4).
Hua Hin WTA 250, other last eight results (True Arena Hua Hin, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Bianca Andreescu vs. Marta Kostyuk: friday
- Lesia Tsurenko beat Tatjana Maria (6): 6-1, 6-1
- Lin Zhu beat Tamara Zidansek: 6-2, 6-2
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