Western & Southern Open: Pavlyuchenkova books spot in last 16
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won against Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 6-4 on Friday evening. She’ll face the winner of the match between Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 7 seed, and Pole qualifier Magdalena Frech in the next round
Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova advanced to the last 16 of the Western & Southern Open by beating Dane wildcard Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 6-4 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati on Friday evening.
Pavlyuchenkova, ranked No 28, will face the winner of the match between Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 7 seed, and Pole qualifier Magdalena Frech next.
Ahead of her victory, the 33-year-old Russian won against Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 17 seed (4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3).
Wozniacki, ranked No 84, won against Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina (6-2, 6-4) in the previous round of the Cincy Open.
Cincinnati WTA 1000, other second-round results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.211.715, most recent results first):
- Qinwen Zheng vs. Magdalena Frech: friday
- Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Muchova: friday
- Jasmine Paolini (5) beat Anastasia Potapova: 7-6 (2), 6-3
- Mirra Andreeva beat Karolina Pliskova: 6-2, 6-3
- Paula Badosa beat Anna Kalinskaya (13): 6-3, 6-2
- Yulia Putintseva beat Coco Gauff (2): 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
- Taylor Townsend (Q) beat Daria Kasatkina (9): 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
- Liudmila Samsonova (10) beat Magda Linette: 7-6 (10), 6-1
- Aryna Sabalenka (3) beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 6-3, 6-4
- Diana Shnaider beat Ashlyn Krueger (Q): 7-5, 6-0
- Leylah Fernandez beat Elena Rybakina (4): 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4
- Elina Avanesyan (LL) beat Jelena Ostapenko (8): 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
- Elina Svitolina beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (LL): 6-4, 6-1
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Varvara Gracheva (Q): 6-0, 6-7 (8), 6-2
- Marta Kostyuk (15) beat Lulu Sun (Q): 6-3, 7-5
