Thoreau Open: Wang books spot in last 8
Qiang Wang won against Viktorija Golubic 6-0, 0-6, 6-3 on Thursday evening and will play Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Chinese Qiang Wang beat Swiss Viktorija Golubic, the No 5 seed, 6-0, 0-6, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Thoreau Open at Thoreau Tennis club in Concord on Thursday evening.
Wang, ranked No 110, will face Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 4 seed, next.
The Chinese won against Georgian Mariam Bolkvadze (6-1, 6-2) in the previous round of the Concord Open.
During the first round of the Concord Open, Golubic, ranked No 91, edged out American wildcard Ashlyn Krueger (6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3)).
Concord WTA 125, other second-round results (Thoreau Tennis club, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Clara Tauson vs. Astra Sharma
- Katie Volynets vs. Harmony Tan
- Katrina Scott vs. Karolina Muchova
- Coco Vandeweghe (WC) beat Eva Lys (Q): 6-1, 6-1
- Bernarda Pera (2) beat Anna Blinkova: 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3
- Magdalena Frech beat Catherine McNally: 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
- Taylor Townsend (WC) beat Ysaline Bonaventure: 6-1, 4-6, 6-4