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Elina Svitolina advances to Wuhan Open quarterfinals
Svitolina beats Chinese wild-card player to reach Wuhan Open quarterfinals.
In brief
Svitolina beats Chinese wild-card player to reach Wuhan Open quarterfinals. Elina Svitolina defeated Guo Hanyu 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the Wuhan Open quarterfinals. Originally reported by Sportstar.
Elina Svitolina advances to Wuhan Open quarterfinals
Svitolina defeated Guo Hanyu to advance to the quarterfinals at the Wuhan Open.
Svitolina breaks Guo's serve in final games
Fifth-seeded Svitolina broke Guo Hanyu’s serve in the opening and final games of the match and beat the Chinese wild-card entry 6-1, 6-4.
Guo Hanyu's first career top-20 win
Guo had her first career top-20 win in the first round of the WTA 1,000-level tournament in Wuhan, rallying from 6-1, 4-0 down.
Guo saves triple match point
Guo saved triple match point in the second-set tiebreaker to upset 12th-seeded Sorana Cirstea 1-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5.
Guo trails 5-3 in third set
Guo, ranked 240th, trailed 5-3 in the third set.
Svitolina lost to Zheng Qinwen
Svitolina lost in the quarterfinals at the China Open last week to eventual champion Zheng Qinwen.
At a glance
Elina Svitolina defeated Guo Hanyu 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the Wuhan Open quarterfinals.
