China Open: Gauff overcomes Burel, wildcard Zhang Shuai stuns Navarro in the 2nd round

Beijing, September 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Coco Gauff edged Clara Burel 7-5, 6-3 in her opening match, while China’s wildcard player Zhang Shuai won the US Open in round two of the China Open here on Friday -Semifinalist Emma Navarro stunned.

In her first match since her fourth-round loss to Emma Navarro in her US Open title defense, No. 4 seed Gauff of the United States earned a 100-minute victory over world No. 56 Burel of France. With the score at 5:4 in the first set, Gauff had to save a set point before he triumphed.

Gauff will next face No. 26 seed Katie Boulter from Great Britain in the round of 32 on Sunday. Boulter defeated Gauff’s fellow American Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-4 on Friday. Gauff and Boulter have split their two previous meetings, with Boulter winning in three sets at the WTA 500 Melbourne in 2021 and Gauff picking up a straight-set victory at the WTA 1000 Montreal last year.

World No. 595 Zhang Shuai defeated World No. 8 Navarro 6-4, 6-2 in just 75 minutes to advance to the last 32.

“I think a lot of fans support me, but there are also a lot of people who think I can’t play that good tennis anymore. They think my age and physical condition are out of date. I just want to show everyone that my daily efforts haven’t done that.” “Anyone who has a dream should pursue it and work hard to achieve it to make it come true,” said the 35-year-old.

In the second round of the women’s singles, China’s Wang Xinyu lost to Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova 3:6, 6:4, 7:5. Olympic mixed doubles silver medalist Zhang Zhizhen of China lost in the first round of men’s singles to Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Zhang Zhizhen, who lost to former US Open champion Marin Cilic in the final of the ATP 250 Hangzhou Tennis Open three days ago, narrowly missed out on his first ATP Tour title.

In a Chinese derby, Buyunchaokete defeated Shang Juncheng 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-4. The victory marks Buyunchaokete’s first ATP 500 victory and his fifth overall victory on the tour.

Source: IANS

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