Wuhan Open: Wang into last 16

Chinese Xinyu Wang reached the last 16 of the Wuhan Open by edging out Italian lucky loser Lucia Bronzetti 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center on Wednesday night.

Wang, ranked No 51, will face the winner of the match between Russian Anastasia Potapova and American Jessica Pegula, the second seed, next.

In the previous round of the Wuhan tournament, the Chinese won against American Caroline Dolehide (6-4, 6-0).

Bronzetti, ranked No 85, defeated Australian Ajla Tomljanovic (6-1, 7-6 (2)) in the first round of the Wuhan tournament.

Wuhan WTA 1000, other second-round results (Optics Valley International Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.221.715, most recent results first):

• Yue Yuan vs. Jasmine Paolini
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Erika Andreeva
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Jessica Pegula
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Amanda Anisimova vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (9) beat Veronika Kudermetova: 6-1, 6-4
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-1, 6-2
• Leylah Fernandez beat Kamilla Rakhimova (LL): 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4)
• Magdalena Frech beat Emma Navarro (6): 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
• Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Anna Kalinskaya (10): 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-1
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-4, 6-4
• Magda Linette beat Lesia Tsurenko (Q): 5-2 ret.
• Hailey Baptiste (Q) beat Barbora Krejcikova (7): 6-3, 7-5
• Yulia Putintseva beat Donna Vekic (15): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
• Daria Kasatkina (8) beat Bernarda Pera (Q): 6-4, 1-6, 6-1