WTA roundup: Prime seeds Diana Shnaider, Marie Bouzkova head into quarters

Tennis: US OpenSept 2, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Diana Shnaider hits to Jessica Pegula (USA) on day eight of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis match at USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart. Obligatory Credit score: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Photographs

Prime-seeded Diana Shnaider breezed previous Australia’s Priscilla Hon 6-4, 6-1 to achieve the quarterfinal spherical on the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Wednesday.

The Russian wanted simply 72 minutes to advance to her eighth WTA quarterfinal of the season. Shnaider was aided by changing 5 of six break alternatives.

All 4 seeded gamers in motion Wednesday superior. Nice Britain’s Katie Boulter, the No. 2 seed, topped Xiyu Wang of China 7-6 (7), 6-4. No. 6 Yue Yuan, additionally from China, rebounded to defeat Japan’s Nao Hibino 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, and No. 9 Bernarda Pera defeated a 3rd Chinese language participant, Han Shi, 6-0, 6-4.

Jiangxi Open

Czech Marie Bouzkova, the highest seed, dispatched native favourite XinXin Yao 6-3, 6-3 to maneuver to the quarterfinal in Jiujiang, China.

Bouzkova struck three aces, gained 75 % of factors on her first serve and broke Yao’s serve 4 occasions to result in the victory.

Awaiting Bouzkova within the quarterfinal is fifth-seeded Kamilla Rakhimova, who ousted fellow Russian Elena Pridankina 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in a single hour, 55 minutes.

Laura Siegemund defeated fellow German Tamara Korpatsch to achieve her fifth quarterfinal of the season and transfer to 3-0 in head-to-head matches, Siegemund subsequent will face Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand. Sawangkaew wanted simply shy of three hours to get rid of Saisai Zheng 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6).

–Area Stage Media