WTA Toronto: Kalinskaya advances to last 16

Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 10 seed, reached round three of the WTA National Bank Open by winning against Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-2 at the Aviva Centre on Thursday.

Kalinskaya, ranked No 17, will face American Amanda Anisimova on Friday.

The Russian defeated American qualifier Louisa Chirico (6-2, 6-3) in the previous round of the Rogers Cup.

During the first round of the Rogers Cup, Tsurenko, ranked No 85, edged out Canadian wildcard Bianca Andreescu (0-6, 6-3, 6-4).

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WTA National Bank Open, other second-round matches (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 3,211,715):

• Jessica Pegula (3) beat Karolina Pliskova: 7-5, 6-4
• Naomi Osaka vs. Elise Mertens
• Yue Yuan vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Victoria Azarenka vs. Greet Minnen
• Paula Badosa vs. Jelena Ostapenko
• Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Katie Boulter
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Amanda Anisimova
• Peyton Stearns vs. Madison Keys
• Ashlyn Krueger vs. Leylah Fernandez
• Taylor Townsend vs. Marina Stakusic
• Emma Navarro vs. Magda Linette
• Moyuka Uchijima vs. Liudmila Samsonova
• Coco Gauff vs. Yafan Wang
• Elina Svitolina vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Magdalena Frech vs. Diana Shnaider