Harriet Dart downs Jule Niemeier to reach Guangzhou Open last 16, Jodie Burrage loses to Magda Linette
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Updated 18/09/2023 at 22:15 GMT
There were mixed fortunes for Great Britain's players in China at the Guangzhou Open on Monday. Harriet Dart beat Jule Niemeier 6-3 6-2 in an upset win, and Jodie Burrage went a set clear of Magda Linette before succumbing to a 6-7(3) 6-0 6-2 defeat. Dart will play Greet Minnen in the next round, who defeated France’s Dianne Parry 6-2 6-2 in their match.
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Britain’s Harriet Dart defeated Jule Niemeier 6-3 6-2 on Monday to reach the last 16 of the Guangzhou Open in China.
The 24-year-old German is ranked No. 91 in the world and was the favourite against Dart, with the 27-year-old, beaten in the doubles final of the Nottingham Open earlier in the summer, well out of the top 100 at the moment.
Dart nevertheless enjoyed a relatively straightforward match against her opponent, breaking her in both sets to cruise to a win.
The victory earns her another match where she will be the underdog, against seventh seed Greet Minnen from Belgium. Minnen defeated France’s Dianne Parry 6-2 6-2 in her tie.
One Briton who will not be in the next round is Jodie Burrage after she lost to Magda Linette.
The Pole is the No. 1 seed in China, but had to overcome the loss of the first set in a 6-7(3) 6-0 6-2 win.
The world No. 24, who cracked the top-20 in March this year, will take on the winner of the match between Australia’s Daria Saville and Germany’s Anna-Lena Friedsam.
Elsewhere in the round of 32, Spain’s Rebeka Masarova defeated Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl. Clara Tauson pulled off an upset win over No. 6 seed Linda Fruhvirtova, and Diana Shnaider beat No. 8 seed Claire Liu,
In Guadalajara, 10th seed Victoria Azarenka cruised to a 6-1 6-1 win over 19-year-old Robin Montgomery to earn a clash with Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska in the last 16.
But her fellow former world No. 1, Karolina Pliskova, fell to a shock 6-7(5) 7-5 6-7(4) defeat against Hailey Baptiste.
The 21-year-old American is ranked 174th in the world but toppled the two-time major finalist and 16th seed in two hours and 49 minutes.
Camila Giorgi took out 14th seed Mayar Sherif, while there were also wins for Marta Kostyuk, Storm Hunter, Martina Trevisan and Magdalena Frech.
Peyton Stearns, fresh off an eye-catching run to the last 16 at the US Open, fell to a three-hour 7-6(1) 6-7(5) 6-7(2) defeat to fellow American Caroline Dolehide.
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