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Seventh seed Lin Zhu of China was the only seeded player to crash out on Wednesday at the Thailand Open, in Hua Hin. Six singles matches were played, of which four were round-of-16 matches and two were first-round clashes. Swiss qualifier Leonie Kung upset Zhu in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 in 70 minutes.
The 283rd ranked Kung will play third seed and wild card Qiang Wang in the quarter-finals. Wang won against Katarzyna Kawa 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 29 minutes. Fourth seed Saisai Zheng ended the run of qualifier En-Shou Liang in the pre-quarters with a 6-4, 6-3 win in an hour and 20 minutes.
She awaits the winner between Patricia Maria Tig and Xiaodi You in the quarter-finals. Eighth seed Nao Hibino defeated Thai lucky loser Peangtarn Plipuech in their second-round match. Hibino won 6-0, 6-1 in 53 minutes. Top-seed Elina Svitolina also advanced in the draw.
The Ukrainian, who played her opening-round match against the Netherlands’ Bibiane Schoofs on Wednesday, defeated the Dutchwoman 6-2, 6-4 in one hour and 19 minutes. She will take on Australian qualifier Storm Sanders in the pre-quarter-finals.
After her win, Svitolina said, “It was a bit windy but we are both in the same conditions, so I just tried to focus on what I have to do on the court. I tried to really fight for every single point and I think in the end, I found my game and I played a very solid match”.
In the final first-round match, fifth seed Magda Linette defeated Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2, 6-2 in 66 minutes. She plays Shuai Peng in the second round. Photo Credit: WTA Twitter