She is likely to face top seed Simona Halep next round if the Romanian can get the better of qualifier Johanna Konta. “First set, I lost”.
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“This was my first match after the US Open and it’s always tough to find the rhythm, but mentally I was strong and I’m happy with the win”, he told reporters later.
Kvitova fell to this year s shock finalist at the US Open, Roberta Vinci of Italy, in two sets.
Muguruza, now ranked eighth, is among several players in the running to reach this month’s eight-player WTA Finals in Singapore, where at least five places remain up for grabs. Come New York, and the only Grand Slam where Vinci had ever reached the quarter-finals, and she made the finest run of her career, causing the tournament’s biggest upset along the way. Williams said once requested concerning the marker in her own on-court check out.
With a snap in her step and plenty of her trademark pop on the ball, Williams drew first blood in set two, walloping an inside-out forehand victor on her third break point of the game for a 2-1 lead.
Venus, 35 and winning despite having to fight a chronic disease, said she had no idea she had that number of victories until after her 6-4, 6-3 Wuhan win.
While a host of other big names came through their second-round ties, Caroline Wozniacki fell victim to an upset – the fourth seed beaten in a decisive tie-break by Anna Karolina Schmiedlova at the end of a match spanning over three hours.
Venus said after the match that it was a good experience for her as she was playing Julia for the first time in her career and if she had known about the record before, it would have been on her mind throughout the match.
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The Czech player conceded only 10 points on his serve. Tommy Robredo will face Bolelli in the quarterfinals after eliminating Hiroki Moriya of Japan 7-5, 6-3.
